Christ's Tomb Uncovered After Five Centuries

BELGRADE - For the first time in centuries, archaeologists opened Christians' holiest spot - the tomb of Jesus Christ located in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem. This will give researchers an unprecedented opportunity to analyze the original rock surface where Jesus' body was laid.

The only remains that have survived till today are Christ's burial bed and fragments of the walls and the cave entrance. To protect the ancient relics from pilgrims, who tried to take it to pieces, the bed was closed with marble stone in 1555. Now, almost 500 years after, scientists have removed the stone from the burial place to find out what the tomb initially looked like. When the marble plate of was pushed, the researchers discovered a gray-beige stone surface beneath it. In order to find out what this surface is, the scientists will conduct the instrumental...