Ehud Netzer Publications Available to Public
Rediscover Herod's tomb through archaeologist Ehud Netzer's scholarship
Ehud Netzer
Ehud Netzer, a prominent Israeli archaeologist and the world’s leading authority on Herodian architecture, died on October 27, 2010, from a fall at Herodium, where he had been digging for 38 years in search of Herod’s tomb. Herod the Great was the ancient world’s builder par excellence. Netzer described Herod as “a king who lived and breathed the art of construction, deeply understood its ways and, quite simply, loved to build.” One might fairly say that Ehud Netzer himself lived and breathed the man and the works of Herod.
In his long career, Netzer worked at Herodium, Jericho, Masada and numerous other sites, including Hazor, Sepphoris, Caesarea and Jerusalem. A member of Biblical Archaeology Review’s editorial advisory board for 30 years, he frequently wrote for the magazine. In February 2013, the Israel Museum in Jerusalem opened a new exhibit on the journeys of two men separated by 2,000 years. One was the funeral procession of King Herod the Great; the other was the life work of Ehud Netzer.
In commemoration of the scholarship of Ehud Netzer, the Biblical Archaeology Society has made a special collection of his groundbreaking articles from the BAS Library available for free. This collection includes the posthumously published “In Search of Herod’s Tomb,” a piece that sits at the heart of the Israel Museum exhibit Herod the Great—The King’s Final Journey.
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BAS Publications by Herodian Scholar and Archaeologist Ehud Netzer
In Search of Herod’s Tomb
BAR 37:01, Jan/Feb 2011
by Ehud Netzer
A New Reconstruction of Paul’s Prison
BAR 35:01, Jan/Feb 2009
by Ehud Netzer
Floating in the Desert
Archaeology Odyssey 2:01, Winter 1999
by Ehud Netzer
Uncovering Herod’s Seaside Palace
BAR 19:03, May/Jun 1993
By Barbara Burrell, Kathryn Gleason and Ehud Netzer
New Mosaic Art from Sepphoris
BAR 18:06, Nov/Dec 1992
By Ehud Netzer and Zeev Weiss
The Last Days and Hours at Masada Found at Dan
BAR 17:06, Nov/Dec 1991
By Ehud Netzer
Jewish Rebels Dig Strategic Tunnel System
BAR 14:04, Jul/Aug 1988
By Ehud Netzer
Herod’s Family Tomb in Jerusalem
BAR 9:03, May/Jun 1983
By Ehud Netzer
BAR Readers Restore and Preserve Herodian Jericho
BAR 4:04, Nov/Dec 1978
By Ehud Netzer
This Bible History Daily feature was originally published on February 15, 2013.
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[…] After Herod died in 4 B.C., he was buried at Herodium—but where? A few years ago, it seemed that the question was solved. Eminent Herodium archaeologist Ehud Netzer declared that he had found Herod’s impressive mausoleum. (Netzer passed away in 2010, and all of his BAR articles—including his posthumously published art…). […]
[…] After Herod died in 4 B.C., he was buried at Herodium—but where? A few years ago, it seemed that the question was solved. Eminent Herodium archaeologist Ehud Netzer declared that he had found Herod’s impressive mausoleum. (Netzer passed away in 2010, and all of his BAR articles—including his posthumously published art…). […]