The site features a
Roman temple and settlement that has been included in a group of
Temples of Mount Hermon. The ruins of a second
Ancient Greek temple were also found nearby. The Roman temple featured an
altar carved with a relief of
Helios, the
sun god. The shrine at Har Senaim was carved out of solid bedrock. The settlement measures approximately . One inscription found on the altar called upon the great Gods in an appeal for the salvation of the Emperor
Hadrian. Other finds included a
basalt animal
muzzle and a
brass ring that was decorated with the image of a
merman. Several
coins were found dating to
Byzantine and
Mamluk periods. The complex at Har Senaim has been suggested to be a cult site or funerary garden and compared to the
high places mentioned in the
Books of Kings. ==References==