Experts Discovered Evidence That Suggests Jesus Christ’s Tomb Is Much Older Than Previously Thought

The Key Moment In 1555

In reality, the 1555 restoration was a watershed moment for what is believed to be Jesus’ actual tomb, which is housed inside the Edicule of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The marble cladding found there, according to some historians, may have been added earlier; in any case, no one has seen Christ’s tomb since at least 1555.

The Key Moment In 1555

Restoration

Restoration work continued in the twentieth century. And now the question was: how far back could all of this battered structure be reliably dated? To put it another way, what were the first surviving relics of this holiest of Christian sites? Most importantly, how old was the alleged tomb of Jesus?

Restoration