IPFS News Link • Archaeology
Age of 'Christ's tomb' is revealed:
• dailymail.co.uk by Tim CollinsIt lends weight to the belief Christ was buried and resurrected in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Until now, the earliest architectural evidence found in the tomb complex dated to the Crusader period
Mortar from between limestone surface of tomb and a marble slab that covers it has been dated to 345 AD
New date puts the construction of the tomb in the time of Constantine, Rome's first Christian emperor
It provides proof that the spot pilgrims worship is the same tomb found by Constantine in 4th century