A BRIT anthropologist has made the bombshell claim he has located the tomb of Jesus Christ in a secret chamber beneath the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Christ's tomb is said to lie alongside the Ark of the Covenant in a hidden double-cave sealed off by a huge stone block.
The Ark of the Covenant is a sacred, gold-plated wooden chest that features in the stories of and .
It is said to have held the Ten Commandments given to Moses by God.
Dr Paul Warner handed his “evidence” about the site to the Egyptian authorities – who were apparently delighted by the “scientific revolution”.
The researcher has zeroed in on a particular tunnel beneath the great landmark called the Southern Passageway.
He claims his surveys have discovered beyond the final stone block of the tunnel – which he says indicates something hidden beyond.
And this is all reportedly backed up by photos and video footage from “the deepest and most remote part of the original pyramid structure”, which is “carved out of the bedrock itself”.
Warner has poured over the theory for 10 years, and claims to have supported it with fieldwork in and scans of the pyramid.
He initially identified the location beneath the Great Pyramid by cross-referencing the three Abrahamic religions: Judiasm, Christianity and .
He then compared the clues from their holy books with ancient writings on the clay tablets of Mesopotamia.
He concluded that various sites mentioned in the scriptures: “Mount Sinai”, the “Mountain of “, the “Mount of Olives”, “Mount Zion” and the Quran's “Mountain of Light”, all in fact referred to the Great Pyramid.
Further, Warner believes the Pyramid is where Jesus delivered his “Sermon on the Mount”.
Warner has lofty ambitions for his “discovery”, which he believes even has the potential to bring “peace in the Middle East”.
He is now calling for the final stone at the end of the Southern Passageway to be removed to reveal what is beyond.
However, Warner's project has not unfolded without controversy – and he has fallen into a row with ‘s antiquities department.
Warner claims he was appointed as a consultant by Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities to the Scan Pyramids Mission.
This is an international team of scientists zapping the pyramids with radiation to peer deep into the stones.
According to Warner, Egypt agreed to scan the area beyond the final block of the passageway – into the depths of the purported second cave – in exchange for his data.
However, a spat between the parties broke out after Warner accused the Egyptians of not upholding their side of the bargain.
He is now appealing to the Prime Minster of Lebanon to intervene – in order to avoid an “international row” breaking out.
The Brit scientist levelled direct claims at Zahi Hawass, Egypt's former Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, who he branded “an obstacle to progress”.
Warner said his project has the support of “the very highest authorities in Egypt”, but it has met “violent opposition from the old guard”.
