Archeologists Find Tomb Of Herod

A general view of the slope of Herodium in which Herod’s tomb was found.
[Photo: Hebrew University of Jerusalem]
JERUSALEM - An Israeli archaeologist has found the tomb of King Herod, the legendary builder of ancient Jerusalem and the Holy Land, Hebrew University said late Monday. The university had hoped to keep the find a secret until Tuesday, when it planned a news conference to disclose the find in detail, but the Haaretz newspaper found out about the discovery and published an article on its Web site. [Archeology of Tomb of Herod, Full article] Read more