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07/05/2007 Archaeologists discover the tomb of Herod the Great

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Herod's Lost Tomb Found? | National Geographic

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King Herod's tomb discovered at Herodium

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Herodium - Herod The Great

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The Samis Foundation King Herod's Tomb

An Israeli team of archaeologists of Hebrew University, led by Netzer, announced they had discovered the tomb. The site is located atop tunnels and water pools, at a flattened desert site, halfway up the hill to Herodium, 12 kilometers south of Jerusalem. The tomb contained a broken sarcophagus but no remains of a body.