The man on the shroud has no broken bones. In particular, none of the bones in the legs are broken. No broken bones are evident on the body image. https://www.shroud.com/pdfs/doclist.pdf This is especially relevant since breaking the leg bones was frequently done for crucified victims to hasten their death. Frequently, the legs of the person …
In addition to the blood from the crown of thorns, there are also facial wounds: – Swelling of right cheek – Partial closure of right eye – Abrasian and deviation of the nose – Part of beard missing – Possible displacement of jaw On the face over the right cheek, there is a swelling and …
https://shroudphotos.com The blood stains have no evidence of any smearing, breakage, or cracking. No smears are evident in the blood traces. https://www.shroud.com/pdfs/doclist.pdf Bloodstains on the cloth exhibit a peculiar forensic characteristic in that they show no sign of being smeared while wet, or cracked and pulled apart while dry. These forensic characteristics of smearing or …
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More info that the majority of the blood stains is from blood exudate: We have shown that [the blood] must have been taken from the exudate of a clot at a certain point in the clotting process. An artist would therefore have needed the exudate from the wounds of a severely tortured man, or baboon, …
https://www.shroud.com/pdfs/ssi43part1.pdf Another evidence the blood stains is real blood are the blood serum retraction rings. Serum is the component of blood that does not result in clotting. Blood is primarily composed of RBC (red blood cells), WBC (white blood cells), plasma, and serum. Plasma and serum are the main components of blood and are routinely …
Summary of arguments against McCrone and his findings: 1. McCrone might’ve believed he was on the STURP team, but in actuality he was not. viewtopic.php?p=1117304#p1117304 2. McCrone only studied from 32 sticky tape samples, which would be a very small subset of the entire shroud. viewtopic.php?p=1117304#p1117304 3. Though McCrone believed the TS was painted, he …
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As for detection of albumin, it is not the only evidence of blood. Heller and Adler performed a battery of chemical tests to analyze the blood, with several pointing to it being human/primate blood. To summarize, they found: – Proteins: fluorescamine testing, FTIR microspectrometry and proteases testing. – Albumin of primate origin: microchemical testing, immunological …
Both McCrone and the STURP team studied the samples from the sticky tapes. However, there was one crucial difference. McCrone only studied the samples while they were on the tape. STURP was able to study the samples by removing them from the tape and the adhesive. In sharp contrast, Heller and Adler removed all the …
For my position, I do not discount McCrone finding iron oxide and vermilion particles on the shroud. The question is – is it sufficient to account for all of the body image and the blood stains? Again, even McCrone admits he cannot demonstrate this scientifically: I am not saying the Shroud is not authentic. I …
McCrone’s theory of how the TS was created: These results suggest that a talented artist carefully studied the New Testament, sources of information on the crucifixion, and other artists’ paintings of Christ. He then thought about a shroud image in terms of a dark tomb. Instead of the usual portrait with normal light and shadow, …