Archeologists has claimed they have rediscover a tomb Jesus Christ was laid to rest in Jerusalem

The Tomb

Another claim by an archaeologist who claimed he has discovered a tomb where Jesus Christ was laid to rest after his death.

In the Church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, restoration workers who are plying their trade has stumbled into a tomb in which they claim Jesus Christ was apparently rested upon and a report says the tomb has not been seen sin 1555 when it was enclosed in the Church which contains the Tomb where Christ was laid after his crucifixion.

Christians faith knows after Christ crucifixion, Jesus Christ was on a bed and enclosed in a tomb and after 3 days he resurrected and ascended to Heaven.  

After so many centuries, Christians relocated Christ tomb to where is now Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where it has been since 1555.

Currently now a renovation is taking place in the Church of Holy Sepulchre after so many years since it was renovated, report says it was last renovated between 1808 and 1810 following a fire outbreak at the site which has helped archaeologists rediscover the slab that Christ was said to have been laid to rest on.

The project is currently subject to a documentary from National Geographic, with their resident archaeologist, Fredrik Hiebert, stating: "The marble covering of the tomb has been pulled back, and we were surprised by the amount of fill material beneath it.

"It will be a long scientific analysis, but we will finally be able to see the original rock surface on which, according to tradition, the body of Christ was laid."

The unveiling of Christ’s burial slab is giving researchers an opportunity to analyse what is considered one of the most sacred artefacts in Christianity.

Studying the tomb will also help scientists gain a better understanding of the original form the tomb took and how it has evolved over the centuries.

National Technical University of Athens’ Chief Scientific Supervisor Professor, Antonia Moropoulou, said: "We are at the critical moment for rehabilitating the Edicule.

"The techniques we're using to document this unique monument will enable the world to study our findings as if they themselves were in the tomb of Christ."

Renovators were brought in to work on the Tomb of Christ earlier this year as experts feared that it was on the brink of collapsing.

The walls of the 1,600-year old chapel are covered in a thousand-plus years worth of soot as Christians travel there to light incense burners and candles in honour of Jesus Christ.

The estimated money for the emergency restoration project is  $4.5 million (£3.4 million).