Fig 1.
Aerial view of the Shamir Dolmen Field.
(1) Mount Hermon; (2) The Golan Heights; (3) Kibbutz Shamir; (4) The upper basalt flow step; (5) The lower flow basalt step; note dolmens scattered on the steps.
Fig 2.
Map of Shamir Dolmen Field (after Kagan 1960 [19]).
Fig 3.
Aerial photo of the study area indicating the location of Dolmens 1–4.
Fig 4.
a. General view from above; scale 2 meters. b. Location of Dolmen 3 central chamber 3a and sub-chambers 3b to 3e; scale 5 meters.
Fig 5.
a. Outside view looking southeast. 1. capstone; 2–3. corridor covering slabs; 4. corridor wall stone. b. Inner view of chamber 3a before excavation; location of rock art panel is indicated; scale 50cm.
Fig 6.
Westward and southward sections of Dolmen 3 central Chamber 3a.
Fig 7.
Dolmen 3 central chamber 3a floor plan at the beginning of excavation.
Location of excavated area, bone concentration and Section 1 are marked.
Fig 8.
Bones and ceramic remains exposed in central chamber 3a.
Scale 10cm.
Fig 9.
Dolmen 3 central chamber 3a section 1 (for location see Fig 7).
Scale 10cm.
Fig 10.
Finds from Dolmen 3 excavation.
a. Ceramic remains. b. Beads.
Fig 11.
The rock art panel engraved on the ceiling of Dolmen 3 central chamber 3a.
a. General view looking toward the northeast. b. General view from below. c. 3D model of the panel.
Fig 12.
Rock art panel detail.