Jerusalem in the innermost chamber of the site said to be the tomb of jesus a restoration team has peeled away a marble layer for the first time in centuries in an effort to reach what it.
Marble tomb of jesus.
26 as part of a major.
Located in the church of the holy sepulchre in the old city of jerusalem the tomb has been covered by marble cladding since at least 1555 a d and most likely centuries earlier.
2 there are three tombs in jerusalem people point to as the place jesus of nazareth was originally laid to rest in.
The tomb in which they buried jesus of nazareth was empty that first easter morning.
1555 to prevent damage from visitors.
Members of the conservation team lift a stone to clean and digitally scan before reinstalling it on the façade of the edicule the shrine that houses what is believed to be the tomb of jesus.
During this work the archaeologists opened the tomb of jesus for the first time in centuries it has been sealed with marble slabs since at least a d.
1 the vast majority of modern scholars critical or otherwise also agree.
Lifting the tomb s marble lid for the first time in 500 years researchers discovered the limestone shelf where jesus s body was thought to have been placed the mirror reported.
Greek preservation experts place back the marble slab stone that covered the tomb of jesus where his body is believed to have been laid after it was removed for three days to allow the team to.