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Ehud Netzer
Israeli archaeologist
Ehud Netzer | |
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Born | 13 May Jerusalem |
Died | 28 October (aged 76) Jerusalem |
Occupation(s) | Architect, archaeologist and educator |
Ehud Netzer (Hebrew: אהוד נצר 13 May – 28 October [1]) was an Israeli architect, archaeologist and educator, known for his extensive excavations at Herodium, where in he found the tomb of Herod the Great;[2] 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.
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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