[SunkenCiv]

A tomb thought to be Herod's may not be after all. Certain design elements, such as two staircases on top of the mausoleum that block entrance, aren't in keeping with the master builder's deisgn, experts say [Credit: Joseph Patrich]

[GreyFriar]

At least this is better than the “Jesus ossury” story. But in a lighthearted refrain, here is a satire from “The Onion”: http://www.theonion.com/articles/religious-scholars-discover-jesus-christ-delivered,34217/

[cloudmountain]

I read about that this morning. Very interesting.
Sometimes there were faux tombs to discourage the tomb raiders. Herod is buried SOMEWHERE over there, to be discovered SOMEday...or his tomb has already been ransacked.

[Beowulf9]

Love these stories. Amazing times we live in that we can even uncover such antiquities and debate them.

[norwaypinesavage]

"The coffins in the tomb were made of local limestone and red stone, not the elaborate marble, or even gold, that would have suited Herod's grand tastes."

It's hard to enforce ones "grand tastes" when one is dead. Maybe those in charge of the burial didn't have such "grand tastes" for the king?