Ehud Netzer

Ehud Netzer Ehud Netzer ( ; born 1934) is an Israeli archaeologist and Professor emeritus at the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem . The subjects he teaches combine architecture and archaeology. An expert on Herodian architecture , Netzer led a team of archaeologists who in 2007 reported that they located the tomb of Herod the Great in Herodium , south of Jerusalem. "Herod's tomb reportedly found inside his desert palace" The Boston Globe , May 8, 2007.

Ehud Netzer ( 13 May 1934 – 28 October 2010 ) was an Israeli architect, educator and archaeologist , known for his extensive excavations at Herodium , where in 2007 he found the tomb of Herod the Great ; and the discovery of the Wadi Qelt Synagogue , the oldest known synagogue ever found. Netzer served as a professor at the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem . He was a world-renowned expert on Herodian architecture . Netzer worked at Masada with Yigal Yadin , and later completed the official excavation report for the site. He later led teams of archaeologists who did important fieldwork at the Herodian palace at Jericho . At Herodium , in the desert near Bethlehem and south of Jerusalem, for more than three decades, Netzer oversaw extensive excavations focusing on remains at the foot and on the sides of the artificial mountain.

Ehud Netzer ( 13 May 1934 – 28 October 2010 ) was an Israeli architect, educator and archaeologist , known for his extensive excavations at Herodium , where in 2007 he found the tomb of Herod the Great ; and the discovery of the Wadi Qelt Synagogue , the oldest known synagogue ever found. Netzer served as a professor at the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem . He was a world-renowned expert on Herodian architecture . Netzer worked at Masada with Yigael Yadin , and later completed the official excavation report for the site. He later led teams of archaeologists who did important fieldwork at the Herodian palace at Jericho . At Herodium , in the desert near Bethlehem and south of Jerusalem, for more than three decades, Netzer oversaw extensive excavations focusing on remains at the foot and on the sides of the artificial mountain.

Israeli archaeologist Ehud Netzer ( 13 May 1934 – 28 October 2010 ) was an Israeli architect, archaeologist and educator, known for his extensive excavations at Herodium , where in 2007 he found the tomb of Herod the Great ; and the discovery of a structure defined by Netzer as a synagogue, which if true would be the oldest one ever found (the " Wadi Qelt Synagogue "). Netzer served as a professor at the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem . He was a world-renowned expert on Herodian architecture . Netzer worked at Masada with Yigael Yadin , and later completed the official excavation report for the site. He later led teams of archaeologists like Rachel Chachy, who did important fieldwork at the Herodian palace at Jericho . At Herodium , in the desert near Bethlehem and south of Jerusalem, for more than three decades, Netzer oversaw extensive excavations focusing on remains at the foot and on the sides of the artificial mountain.