Archaeologist Finds Tomb of King Herod (Update)

May 8, 2007 By MARK LAVIE, Associated Press Writer Archaeologists Find Tomb of King Herod (AP)

This undated photo made available by the Israeli Government Press Office, Tuesday, May 8, 2007, shows an aerial view of the the hilltop compound of Herodium near the west Bank town of Hebron. An Israeli archaeologist has found the tomb of King Herod, the legendary builder of ancient Jerusalem and the Holy Land, at a hilltop compound south of the city, the Hebrew University announced. (AP Photo/Avi Ohayon)

(AP) -- Under a baking sun, pieces of limestone carved with borders of rosettes and geometrical designs lay in three excavated pits Tuesday - a desert site Israeli archaeologists say is the tomb of King Herod, who ruled the Holy Land when Christ was born.

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