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Rujm el-Hiri ((アラビア語:رجم الهري), ''Rujm al-Hīrī''; ''Gilgal Refā'īm'' or ''Rogem Hiri'') is an ancient megalithic monument, consisting of concentric circles of stone with a tumulus at center.〔 It is located in the Israeli-occupied portion of the Golan Heights, some 16 kilometers east of the coast of the Sea of Galilee, in the middle of a large plateau covered with hundreds of dolmen. Made up of more than 42,000 basalt rocks arranged in concentric circles, it has a mound tall at its center.〔 Some circles are complete, others incomplete. The outermost wall is in diameter and high. The establishment of the site, and other nearby ancient settlements, is dated by archaeologists to the Early Bronze Age II period (3000–2700 BCE).〔 The site is believed to be an ancient observatory and stellar calendar.〔(The Genius of Ancient Man: Evolution's Nightmare, Don Landis )〕 Since excavations have yielded very few material remains, Israeli archeologists theorize that the site was not a defensive position or a residential quarter but most likely a ritual center, possibly linked to the cult of the dead.〔(Grisly theory for Holy Land mystery )〕 However, there is no consensus regarding its function, as no similar structure has been found in the Near East.〔(Rogem Hiri: A Megalithic Monument in the Golan, Mattanyah Zohar, Hebrew University of Jerusalem )〕 ==Etymology== The name Rujm el-Hiri, "stone heap of the wild cat",〔 appears on Syrian maps. The term ''rujm'' in Arabic (pl. ''rujum''; Hebrew: ''rogem'') can also refer to a tumulus, a heap of stones underneath which human burial space was located.〔 The name is sometimes romanized as Rujm Hiri or Rujum al-Hiri. Rogem Hiri is a Hebrew version of the Arabic name Rujm el-Hiri.〔 A modern name used for the site is ''Gilgal Refā'īm'' or ''Galgal Refā'īm'', "Wheel of Spirits" or "Wheel of Ghosts" as ''Refa'im'' in modern Hebrew means "ghosts" or "spirits". The same root underlies the word used in the Tanakh to refer to a race of giants, the Rephaites, described as the ancient people of Bashan (modern Golan).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early%20History%20-%20Archaeology/Rogem%20Hiri%20-%20Ancient-%20Mysterious%20Construction )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=In the wildcat's pile of stones )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rujm el-Hiri」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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