1. Ehud Netzer 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.
Ehud Netzer worked at Masada with Yigael Yadin, and later completed the official excavation report for the site.
Ehud Netzer 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, Ehud Netzer oversaw extensive excavations focusing on remains at the foot and on the sides of the artificial mountain.
Ehud Netzer was born in Jerusalem in 1934 to Israeli educators Joseph and Puah Menczel.
Ehud Netzer was reported to have changed his surname from Menczel to Ehud Netzer because of the complexity and recurring mistakes in spelling his name in the Hebrew language.
Ehud Netzer graduated with a degree in architecture from the Technion in 1958.
Ehud Netzer became a professor at the Institute of Archaeology at Hebrew University.
Ehud Netzer was eventually recognized as the world's foremost authority on Herodian architecture.
Ehud Netzer initiated and directed excavations at several building projects of Herod the Great, the ancient king of Judea.
Later, Ehud Netzer directed the restoration of the Masada site on behalf of Israel's National Parks Authority.
Ehud Netzer was head architect for the restoration and excavation of the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem ; the planner of the restoration of the Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem, Mishkenot Sha'ananim, and Yemin Moshe; and planned public buildings in Egypt.
In 1968, Ehud Netzer initiated and directed large-scale excavations at the site of Herod's winter palace at Jericho.
Ehud Netzer became a senior lecturer at the university in 1981 and a professor in 1990.
Ehud Netzer began work on the extensive palace complex at the foot of the hill, which he labeled as "Lower Herodium".
Along its path were discovered a theater and a monumental staircase, which led past a platform and remains which, in May 2007, Ehud Netzer identified as the probable tomb of King Herod.
Ehud Netzer excavated at Jericho from 1973, and continued working there over the next decade.
Ehud Netzer married Devora and they had four children, all of whom live in Israel: Chana, Ruti, Yael and Yossef.
On 25 October 2010, Ehud Netzer fell and was seriously injured when a railing gave way at the dig at Herodium.
Ehud Netzer died of his injuries three days later at Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital in West Jerusalem.