The enigmatic Rujm el-Hiri is without a doubt one of the most mysterious structures ever discovered in the Middle East. This ‘prehistoric’ construction passed unnoticed for centuries and even today, no one knows its exact purpose.
This monument became noticed after Israel captured the region in the war of 1967 when archaeologists noticed the anomalous formation during an aerial survey of the region. Subsequent excavations revealed that it is one of the oldest and largest regional structures discovered to date. Known as Rujm el-Hiri which means “stone heap of the wild cat” the …read more