The Tomb of Jesus Christ

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."-John 19:41.

- Michael Natale

As a literary device, this description of the burial place of Jesus Christ is effective. But, as a historical record of where one of the most famous men who ever lived was laid to rest, you'd be forgiven for finding it sorely lacking in detail.

Yet, thanks to a new discovery reported in the Times of Israel, that sentence might be key to confirming where the real man at the center of Christianity was placed after his famous crucifixion.

As the Times notes, the site that now hosts the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is held in the Christian tradition to encompass both the crucifixion site and the tomb in which Christ was buried. As such, it is beset upon at all times by Christ-following pilgrims from across the planet, determined to worship at the site where they believe the Messiah lay dead for three days before his resurrection on Easter Sunday.