King Herod's Temple Quarry

JERUSALEM ( Reuters ) - Israeli archaeologists Wednesday said they had found ancient coins that overturned widely-held beliefs about the origins of Jerusalem's Western Wall, one of Judaism's holiest sites. For centuries, many thought the wall was built by King Herod - also infamous, in the Christian tradition, for his efforts to hunt down the baby Jesus in the original Christmas story. But archaeologists said they had found coins buried under the wall's foundations minted 20 years after King...Read Full Story

AP – A tiny, exquisitely made box found on an excavated street in Jerusalem is a token of Christian faith from 1,400 years ago, Israeli archaeologists said Sunday. Excerpt from: (AP)"> (AP)"> (AP)">Israeli archaeologists: tiny Christian relic found (AP)Read Full Story

Israeli archaeologists have excavated a lavish, private theater box in a 400-seat facility at King Herod's winter palace in the Judean desert . Archaeologists at Jerusalem 's Hebrew University say the room provides further evidence of King Herod's famed taste for extravagance. Herod was the Jewish proxy ruler of the Holy Land under Roman occupation from 37 to 4 B.C. He is known for his extensive building throughout the area. Head archaeologist Ehud Netzer says Herod commissioned Roman artists...Read Full Story

Ehud Netzer, an Israeli archaeologist best known for excavating King Herod 's winter palace and discovering the monarch's tomb there, has died after falling at the site this week. He was 76. Netzer led numerous high-profile digs over decades of work in a country where the ancient past plays a central part in national life and where archaeologists have sometimes become leading public figures. Israel 's prime minister released a statement mourning his death. Netzer's discoveries helped expand...Read Full Story

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." More Tag: Biblical Archaeology, King Herod Tomb http://filesfromtoni.blogspot.com/atom...Read Full Story