May 07 2007
Herod’s Tomb Found
According to Haaretz.com (also here) and AP, King Herod's grave site was found at the Herodium (Google Map, description of the site with more photos) near Jerusalem by Hebrew University Professor Ehud Nezar:
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced Monday night that it has uncovered the grave and tomb of King Herod, who ruled Judea for the Roman empire from circa 37 BCE.
According to a press release from the Hebrew University, the news of the archeological find at Herodium was to be announced Tuesday morning at a special news conference, and was to be kept secret until then, but the discovery by Haaretz of the story had led to the premature announcement.
(HT: Gath weblog via JW)
UPDATE:
Official Hebrew University Press Release