Age of Jesus Christ’s Purported Tomb Confirmed by Scientists

Construction materials date back to Roman times.

A priest walks outside the tomb of Jesus Christ  in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on March 21, 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel. (Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images)
A priest walks outside the tomb of Jesus Christ in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on March 21, 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel. (Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images)

Seventeen centuries ago, a delegation from Rome identified Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre as the burial place of Christ. Now, new scientific evidence seems to confirm that the remains of a limestone cave enshrined within the church are remnants of the tomb located by the ancient Romans, writes National Geographic. 

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