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[[image:Shroud of Turin face.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Negative image of the face of the Shroud; the photographic qualities of the Shroud were unknown until 1898.]]

[[image:Shroud of Turin face.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Negative image of the face of the Shroud; the photographic qualities of the Shroud were unknown until 1898.]]

The '''Shroud of Turin''' (in Italian, ''la Sacra Sindone'') is the most studied artifact in the history of the world, causing some agnostics or atheist scientists to convert to [[Christianity]].<ref>[http://www.shroud.com/mrinobnf.pdf]</ref>  Other scientists who have not converted do consider the Shroud to be the authentic burial cloth for [[Jesus Christ]].

The '''Shroud of Turin''' (in Italian, ''la Sacra Sindone'') is the most studied artifact in the history of the world, causing some agnostic or atheist scientists to convert to [[Christianity]].<ref>[http://www.shroud.com/mrinobnf.pdf]</ref>  Other scientists who have not converted do consider the Shroud to be the authentic burial cloth for [[Jesus Christ]].

The Shroud contains real blood stains consisting of human male DNA, and a blood type that is AB.  The height of the man was 5' 11"; his weight, about 170 pounds.  Coins visible only to modern technology had been placed over the man's eyes, a tradition not known to historians until modern archaeological excavations revealed the practice; the coin over the right eye was minted by [[Pontius Pilate]], and the coin over the left eye was minted only in A.D. 29.<ref name="Coins">http://www.shroudstory.com/faq-coins.htm</ref>  The angle of the man's arms during the crucifixion can be inferred from the flow of blood seen on the Shroud:  65° for one arm; 55° for the other.

The Shroud contains real blood stains consisting of human male DNA, and a blood type that is AB.  The height of the man was 5' 11"; his weight, about 170 pounds.  Coins visible only to modern technology had been placed over the man's eyes, a tradition not known to historians until modern archaeological excavations revealed the practice; the coin over the right eye was minted by [[Pontius Pilate]], and the coin over the left eye was minted only in A.D. 29.<ref name="Coins">http://www.shroudstory.com/faq-coins.htm</ref>  The angle of the man's arms during the crucifixion can be inferred from the flow of blood seen on the Shroud:  65° for one arm; 55° for the other.