The Gospels do not picture Jesus buried in a modern cemetery grave. Joseph of Arimathea obtains the body and places it in a tomb cut into rock, with the accounts emphasizing that the tomb was new or had not previously been used.
Such a tomb belonged to a recognizable Jerusalem burial landscape.
Rock-cut family tombs were common around Jerusalem, where limestone could be excavated to form burial chambers. Creating such a tomb required property and resources, which fits Matthew's description of Joseph as a rich man. Bodies could initially be laid on benches or in niches within the chamber.
The Gospel details should not be forced into one archaeological floor plan, since tomb designs varied. The important material context is a prepared chamber cut into rock rather than a simple earth grave.
The archaeological setting makes the burial accounts easier to visualize and clarifies references to entering the tomb, seeing where the body lay, and closing the entrance with a stone.
It also underscores Joseph's intervention: Jesus, executed publicly as a condemned man, receives a deliberate burial in a substantial unused tomb.