e Shroud was consistent with the 1st century Jewish burial practice. Archeologist said that the Shroud shows details of crucifixion unknown to the Middle Ages. Coroners said the body shows evidence of rigor mortis. Chemist said there was no evidence of body decomposition. Physicist said the image was the result of a dehydrated cellulose. Theorists say such dehydration may have been produced by heat light or radiation.” (www.infoseek.com/holyshroud) Was the body outline blood? Based from the internet information, “The blood is in fact blood. Dr. John Heller confirmed by presence of heme, porphyrins and serum albumin. Confirmed also by spectographic analysis. According to Dr. Al Alder and Dr. Gil Lavoie, ‘the blood marks seen on the Shroud were consistent with a contract transfer to the cloth of blood dot exudates that would have resulted from major wounds inflicted on a man who died in the position of crucifixion. Also according to Dr. Sam Pellicori, the remarkably fine detailing of the scourge marks, revealed by ultraviolet flourescence would be impossible to obtain by any other means that direct contact a body and the linen.” (www.holyrelics.com) “Pollen particles were also discovered and according to noted Israeli Botanist and a professor of Hebrew University, Avinoam Danin confirmed Dr. Alan Whanger’s discovery of flower images on the Shroud. Of the 28 images found, pollen for 27 of them were confirmed to be from plants around Jerusalem. This evidence suggested that the shroud was used for an actual burial in the land of Israel. Max Frei, anoted criminologist, was given permission to take dust samples from the Shroud which contained pollen. He discovered 22 pollen species from plants that were unique to areas around Constantinople and Edessa, and seven pollen species from plants common only to the Middle East. The pollen trail confirmed the historical trail.” (www.yahoo.com/theshroudofturin) ...
