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BEIT SAHOUR, West Bank (Reuters) - An Israeli archaeologist said on Wednesday he had unearthed what he believed were the 2,000-year-old remains of two tombs which had held a wife and daughter-in-law of the biblical King Herod.
Other findings announced by Ehud Netzer of Jerusalem's Hebrew University provided new evidence of the lavish lifestyle of the Roman-era monarch also known as the "King of the Jews."
The hillside dig is in an Israeli-controlled part of the West Bank, south of Jerusalem. Archaeologists say they have unearthed Roman-style wall paintings and signs of a regal two-story mausoleum, bolstering their conviction that Herod was buried there. Ehud Netzer says he has found the tomb. More here
Tag: Biblical Archaeology, King Herod Tomb
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