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A stone quarry outside the walls of Jerusalem, later abandoned and converted into a cemetery with rock-cut tombs and cultivated areas — that’s what the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher looked like at the time of Jesus.
Ongoing archaeological excavations inside the basilica, however, launched in 2022 as part of a major restoration project of the floor and underlying infrastructure, have yielded significant data on the site’s original use and appearance.
Professor Francesca Romana Stasolla of Sapienza University of Rome, who is directing the excavation, confirmed to CNA: “We have documented both funerary and agricultural use prior to Hadrian’s restructuring (around A.D. 130–136), and paleobotanical analyses have revealed the presence of plants such as olive and grapevine.”
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Ongoing archaeological excavations inside the basilica, however, launched in 2022 as part of a major restoration project of the floor and underlying infrastructure, have yielded significant data on the site’s original use and appearance.
Professor Francesca Romana Stasolla of Sapienza University of Rome, who is directing the excavation, confirmed to CNA: “We have documented both funerary and agricultural use prior to Hadrian’s restructuring (around A.D. 130–136), and paleobotanical analyses have revealed the presence of plants such as olive and grapevine.”
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PHOTOS: Archaeologists uncover early use of site beneath Holy Sepulcher
Archaeological excavations launched in 2022 in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem have yielded significant data on the site’s original use and appearance.
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