In addition to the traditional methods used by archeologists to study buildings, including taking comprehensive and detailed photographs and studying ancient documents and drawings, archeologists ...

A sealed tomb that dates back millennia has been discovered in Italy in extremely good condition and contains surprisingly well-preserved artwork. The 2,000-year-old tomb, which is in near perfect ...

JESUS would be spinning in his grave. Centuries of neglect has left the chapel built over the 1600-year-old tomb of Christ in Jerusalem teetering on the edge of ruin. Now urgent repair work has begun.

Archeologists Martin Biddle and Birthe KjØlbye-Biddle have spent over a decade studying the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, but the work was never something they planned to do. It began ...

On this day in 2016, the world witnessed a monumental event – for the first time in over 500 years, the tomb believed to be that of Jesus Christ was opened. Nestled within the Church of the Holy ...

JEFF HEINZ/The Globe Gazette. Helen Pergakis decorates the Epitaphion or Tomb of Christ today in preparation for Holy Friday services at the Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church in Mason City.

This is a Roman Catholic plan for the most sacred shrine in Christendom—the place where the crucified body of Christ is said to have been laid. According to tradition, the Holy Sepulchre was ...