SCIENCE & TECH: Israel’s Stonehenge Is Not an Astronomical Observatory, Researchers Say

Megalithic stone circles of Rujm el-Hiri in the Golan Heights of Israel, constructed during the Early Bronze Age.

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Archaeologists and historians have long pondered the true meaning and purpose of the ancient megalithic stone circles built in the Early Bronze Age (3,000 to 2,700 BC) at the Rujm el-Hiri site in the Golan Heights of Israel. Given their uncanny resemblance to other megalithic stone circles found around the world, including Stonehenge, it was natural to conclude (as many experts have) that the concentric circles constructed at Rujm el-Hiri reflected an interest in sacred astronomy, as such building projects did elsewhere.

But according to new research, this assumption is in error. While other stone monuments do have a connection to the structure and movements of the night sky, it seems that Rujm el-Hiri doesn’t match that familiar pattern.

Remote Sensing Debunks the Observatory Theory

In a new article appearing in the journal Remote Sensing, a team of experts from Tel Aviv University and Ben-Gurion University make their case that Rujm el-Hiri, the so-called Stonehenge of Israel, has been misidentified as an ancient observatory.



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