Israel
Links
Beit She'arim - The Jewish Necropolis of the Roman Period
http://www.israel.org/mfa/go.asp?MFAH0ie10
An illustrated description from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this town founded in the reign of King Herod, with its many tombs and catacombs.
The Roman Boat from the Sea of Galilee
http://www.israel-mfa.gov.il/mfa/go.asp?MFAH00uv0
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs describes the discovery in 1986 of a boat constructed and used between 100 BCE and 70 CE.
Ramat Hanadiv Archaeological Excavations, Israel
http://www.hum.huji.ac.il/Archaeology/RamatHanadiv/
Excavation by Prof. Yizhar Hirschfeld, on behalf of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, of a palatial complex from the time of King Herod.