The excavation beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre uncovered an ancient funerary landscape including rock-cut tombs, cultivated plots, and an ancient garden matching Gospel descriptions.

Researchers excavated beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre from 2022 to 2025, identifying rock-cut tombs carved into stone, cultivated fields with olive trees and grapevines dating to circa 33 A.D., and a garden area. These elements correlate closely with the Gospel of John’s account of Jesus’ burial site, which describes a new tomb in a garden near the crucifixion site. The stratigraphy and landscape features align with biblical geography, supporting the hypothesis of this being the authentic burial location.