True tomb of Jesus Christ found after 2,000 years and it matches the Biblical telling

It was a long time second-coming.After years of searching, Italian archaeologists have discovered an ancient site that matches a Bible description of where Jesus Christ was buried, per a preliminary study in the Jerusalem archaeological journal Liber Annuus.“We have found evidence of a funerary landscape,” lead archaeologist Francesca Romana Stasolla, of the “La Sapienza” University of Rome, told the Daily Mail as part of an exclusive article.The researchers had been excavating Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a fourth century Roman Church that was built over a holy site where many Christians believe Christ was crucified, buried and then resurrected on Easter Sunday.As a result, it’s become a mecca for religious pilgrims from across the world, attracting around four million visitors per year.During the final phases of the excavations in 2025 — they began three years prior during a floor restoration — the team found a peculiar landscape that suggests they might’ve been onto something.Underneath the church was an abandoned quarry, cultivated plots of land, rock-cut tombs and an ancient garden.Coincidentally, the Book of John describes: “At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid.”While no one had been found in the tomb, the abundance of parallels was nonetheless compelling.John 19:20 says that the crucifixion occurred close to Jerusalem, while Hebrews 13:12 claims that it occurred outside the city gate — the exact location of the quarry at the time of Christ.

Another point of fascination? Sections of the quarry measured 20 feet deep and had been filled with dirt, suggesting that it served a pastoral purpose.The site’s agricultural function was further supported by the discovery of olive trees and grapevines — possibly the same plant referenced in John 19:41 — that date back to the time of Jesus‘ death, which is believed to have happened around 3...