'Tomb of Herod' found in the desert
By Tim Butcher in HerodiumProf Netzer, whose 35-year hunt for the tomb began in 1972, is convinced that he has found it at last. But his team found no trace of human remains or of the golden crown, sceptre and jewels that Roman historians describe Herod being interred with 2,000 years ago.
Instead they found stone shards from what they believe was his sarcophagus, each decorated with the royal rosette emblem.
An ancient Jewish historian, Falavius Josephus, described Herod's funeral procession from Jericho for 50 miles to Herodium, attended by hundreds of his guards and servants.
"The bier was of solid gold, studded with precious stones, and had a covering of purple, embroidered with various colours; on this lay the body enveloped in purple robe, a diadem encircling the head and surmounted by a crown of gold, the sceptre beside his right hand," he wrote.
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