Hebrew U archaeologists have uncovered the grave and tomb of King Herod. They were going to keep it a secret until an official press conference on Tuesday, but of course someone leaked it to Ha’aretz and of course Ha’aretz had to ruin the surprise for everyone. And what a surprise it is – they’ve been looking for this place since 1972. You know where they found the tomb of King Herod? Check it out:
Seems like a pretty logical place to look, no? If you were look for the tomb of Herod, wouldn’t you look in a place called Herodium? Actually of course they’ve been looking there forever – but they just found it now.
References:
* Hebrew University: Herod’s tomb and grave found at Herodium [Ha'aretz]
Previously:
* Neat: Ancient Pyramid Found… In Europe
* Neat – Illegible Manuscripts Now Legible
* Neat – They Found Ithica!
