New Finds at King Herod's Tomb: 2,000-Year-Old FrescoesNote also this LA Times photo of the sarcophagus.
Mati Milstein in Herodium, West Bank
for National Geographic News
November 19, 2008
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Archaeologists exploring King Herod's tomb complex near Jerusalem have uncovered rare Roman paintings as well as two sarcophagi, or stone coffins, that could have contained the remains of Herod's sons.
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New Findings
Netzer revealed new discoveries at a Wednesday press conference in Jerusalem.
Recent excavations uncovered an elaborate theater dating slightly earlier than Herod's burial complex that had been demolished to enable construction of the artificial mountain that served as his tomb.
The walls of the theater's loggia—a balcony that served as a VIP room and viewing box—are decorated with well-preserved Roman paintings of windows and outdoor scenes.
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Background here, here, and here.