Tomb of King Herod found

Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2007/05/27 - 18:07. 601 CE and Earlier | Archaeology | Christianity | CNN.com | Judaism | Middle Eastern

For several decades, Israeli archaeologist Ehud Netzer has been looking for the tomb of King Herod. Now he believes he has found it at Herodium, a flattened hilltop in the Judean Desert.

"It's a sarcophagus we don't just see anywhere," Netzer said at a news conference. "It is something very special." The broken limestone sarcophagus did not contain remains.

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