There is strong evidence to suggest that Rogem Hiri was aligned not only to geographic features in the region but also to cosmic phenomena.  Cosmic phenomena as observed from certain locations change over time and are therefore time-specific (22).  It was found that when the appearance of cosmic phenomena was calibrated for the Early Bronze Age (3300-2300 BCE) at Rogem Hiri, the sunrise on the summer’s solstice would have appeared through the northeast gate to an observer in the center.  This was one of only two gates which opened into the complex, and the gate was prominently built with very large stones.  The function of the southeast gate is unknown and does not seem to parallel that of the northeast entrance (23).  However, the date of the summer solstice was significant in that it may link the site with a cultic observance or holiday, as was the case in other cultures in the Levant (24).

     Two large stones on the eastern side of Rogem Hiri form a notch through which the Autumn and Spring equinoxes can be observed.  This feature would allow the ancient inhabitants of the Golan to predict the beginning and ending of the rainy seasons with remarkable accuracy (25).   In an agricultural society of limited technological means, any degree of predictability would help determine timing for projects related to agriculture, such as when to plant fields, harvest, or collect rainwater.

     Thirty-six radial walls of varying widths and positions separate the spaces between the rings at Rogem Hiri.  To analyze the possibility that these walls were also aligned to celestial bodies, they were statistically compared with positions of prominent stars rising and setting at the alignments suggested by the radial walls.  A statistically significant number of risings or settings of these stars occurred during a critical time in the agricultural calendar:  the beginning and ending of the rainy season.
 

(Due to the poorly visible caption of this chart, I have rewritten it below.  The vertical column
numbers from 1 to 10 and the horizontal axis numbers increments of 30.  The caption states:)

              "Seasonal frequency distribution of appearance/disappearance dates of stars that match horizon alignments
              of radial walls.  Horizontal scale plots days measured from vernal equinox (VE).  Supperposed solid curve
              gives percentage of seasonal rain accumulated." (38)

     Thus not only the equinox stones but also the radial walls may have been calibrated to important times in the seasons of agriculture.  Also, it was found that most of the alignments of the radial walls best fit the time period of the late Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Ages (26), offering yet another possible approach to dating the site.
Significantly, the celestial use of Rogem Hiri as a calendar would not have been possible by the Middle Bronze Age (27).  It was at this time that the site took on a different function, when the cairn was built and the internal burial became Rogem Hiri’s new focus.