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Shroud of Turin may have originated in India, DNA analysis suggests
short by Anmol Sharma / on Wednesday, 1 April, 2026
About 38.7% of human DNA found on Shroud of Turin, a linen cloth housed in Italy's Turin Cathedral believed to have wrapped Jesus Christ's body after crucifixion, belongs to Indian lineages, a DNA analysis suggests. The study indicates the yarn used to make the linen may have originated in India's Indus Valley region. The researchers called the findings "unexpected".
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