Is it graffiti or something else? Mystery of Holy Sepulchre crosses throws a lifeline
Etchings have baffled archaeologists, but research suggests they are more organised than previously thought
31 March 2021 - 19:43
Crosses etched in mysterious abundance across the walls of Christianity’s most sacred church were long assumed to be graffiti, but they may be the work of medieval masons paid to carve them by pilgrims, research suggests...
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