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Herod's Tomb Found

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• May 8: Journalists and tourists gather around the podium, or base, of what Israeli archaeologists say is King Herod's tomb, at the mountain fortress of Herodium, near the West Bank town of Hebron.
• An aerial view of the hilltop compound of Herodium near the west Bank town of Hebron.
• A general view of the slope of Herodium in which Israeli archaeologists say Herod's tomb was found, near the West Bank town of Hebron.
• The podium, or base, of what Israeli archaeologists say is King Herod's tomb, near the West Bank town of Hebron.
• The hilltop compound of Herodium is seen near the west Bank town of Hebron, where an Israeli archaeologist has found the tomb of King Herod, the legendary builder of ancient Jerusalem and the Holy Land.
• May 8: Pillars are seen at the site of the mountain fortress of Herodium, where Israeli archaeologists say they have found King Herod's tomb.
• An illustrated side view of what Israeli archaeologists say is King Herod's sarcophagus.
• An aerial view of the hilltop compound of Herodium near the west Bank town of Hebron where archaeologists say the tomb of King Herod is located.