Although it is not certain, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre could be located over the actual tomb of Christ. The most important supporting evidence is as follows: [1]
Based on the above factors, the Oxford Archaeological Guide to the Holy Land concludes:
The Israeli scholar Dan Bahat, former City Archaeologist of Jerusalem, has said this of the church:
History of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The early Christian community of Jerusalem appears to have held liturgical celebrations at Christ's tomb from the time of the resurrection until the city was taken by the Romans in 66 AD. Less than a century later, in 135 AD, Emperor Hadrian filled in the quarry to provide a level foundation for a temple to Aphrodite.
