Holy site...
A conservator cleans slab in Christ's tomb.
Researchers have continued their investigation into the site where the body of Jesus Christ is traditionally believed to have been buried, and their preliminary findings appear to confirm that portions of the tomb are still present today, having survived centuries of damage, destruction and reconstruction of the surrounding Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, Kristin Romey reports on nationalgeographic.com.
"I'm absolutely amazed. My knees are shaking a little bit because I wasn't expecting this,” said Fredrik Hiebert, National Geographic's archaeologist-in-residence. "We can't say 100 percent, but it appears to be visible proof that the location of the tomb has not shifted through time, something that scientists and historians have wondered for decades." Romey wrote.
For more, including a fascinating video: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/10/jesus-christ-tomb-burial-church-holy-sepulchre/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_twp20161101news-christtombupdate2&utm_campaign=Content&sf40671072=1
Restoration work on the Edicule of Christ's tomb.
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