Scientists and restorers have uncovered the slab of limestone on which the body of Jesus Christ was laid in a tomb after his death.
During a restoration project at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City section of Jerusalem, Israel scientists uncovered the stone and are now studying and analyzing it, reports National Geographic.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre houses the Edicule, which means “little house” in Latin. The Edicule is a small structure that contains Christ’s burial tomb.
National Geographic reports the limestone burial slab has been covered by marble since at least 1555, but probably for centuries before that.
“The marble covering of the tomb has been pulled back, and we were surprised by the amount of fill material beneath it,” said archaeologist Fredrik Hiebert of the National Geographic Society. full story