Editing Tumulus (section)

=====Palestine-Israel=====
[[File:JerusalemTumulus2.jpg|thumb|Jerusalem tumulus #2 in 2004]]
A tumulus forms the center of the ancient megalithic structure of [[Rujm el-Hiri]] in the [[Golan Heights]]. ''[[Rujm]]'' in Arabic can mean tumulus, cairn or stone heap. Near the western city limits of modern [[Jerusalem]], 19 tumuli have been documented (Amiran, 1958). Though first noticed in the 1870s by early surveyors, the first one to be formally documented was Tumulus #2 in 1923 by [[William Foxwell Albright]], and the most recent one (Tumulus #4) was excavated by [[Gabriel Barkay]] in 1983. These tumuli are sometimes associated with the [[Kings of Judah|Judean kings]] who ruled Jerusalem, but no such connection has yet been substantiated, nor have any inscriptions naming any specific Judean king been excavated from a tumulus. More than half of these [[Israelites|ancient Israelite]] structures have now been threatened or obliterated by modern construction projects, including Tumulus #4, which was excavated hastily in a salvage operation. The most noteworthy finds from this dig were two [[LMLK seal]] impressions and two other handles with associated concentric circle incisions, all of which suggests this tumulus belonged to either King [[Hezekiah]]{{sfn|Barkay|2003|p=68}} or his son [[Manasseh of Judah|Manasseh]].{{sfn|Grena|2004|p=326}}