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The Shroud of Turin has always been shrouded in mystery. Now, intriguing new evidence reveals additional details that support the origins of Our Lord’s two-millennium-old burial cloth.
A DNA study of the Shroud of Turin, conducted by researchers at the University of Padova, Italy, found a vast array of genetic material from around the globe on the Shroud. DNA analysis supports the relic’s trajectory from the Middle East to Europe.
However, scientists were surprised to find material indicating that 40 percent of the human DNA on the cloth can be traced back to Indian lineages, alongside a strong presence of Middle Eastern genetics, particularly among the Druze, a secretive, Arabic-speaking ethnoreligious offshoot of Shia Islam in Syria, Lebanon and Israel.
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A DNA study of the Shroud of Turin, conducted by researchers at the University of Padova, Italy, found a vast array of genetic material from around the globe on the Shroud. DNA analysis supports the relic’s trajectory from the Middle East to Europe.
However, scientists were surprised to find material indicating that 40 percent of the human DNA on the cloth can be traced back to Indian lineages, alongside a strong presence of Middle Eastern genetics, particularly among the Druze, a secretive, Arabic-speaking ethnoreligious offshoot of Shia Islam in Syria, Lebanon and Israel.
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New DNA Research Confirms the Shroud of Turin’s Passage Through the Middle East
The Shroud of Turin has always been shrouded in mystery. Now, intriguing new evidence reveals additional details that support the origins of Our Lord’s…
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