Now, researchers from the University of Pavia, Italy, have used modern forensic techniques to analyze the blood patterns on the shroud in the first study of its kind. Taking a crime scene approach, the team simulated blood flows with the help of both a mannequin and a live volunteer, who (it might be worth adding) was not harmed in the process.
The team ran seven bloodstain tests using real and synthetic blood on different body parts, including the chest, hand, forearm, and lower back. During these tests, blood was pumped around the model and released at the various wound points shown on the shroud. This enabled the researchers to see at what angle the blood should naturally flow when left to gravity. [...]
The blood splatters on the shroud could not be replicated from any one pose. Instead, the angle of gravity that would be required to make the patterns on the shroud varied by body part. For example, blood marks from the hand would suggest they were held at a 45-degree angle, whereas those from the forearms would suggest that they had been held at a 90-degree angle. [...]
Given the conclusion, it is slightly surprising that the purpose of the experiment was to find out whether the shroud suggested a T-shaped or Y-shaped crucifixion, rather than whether it happened at all. The result so far: no evidence of crucifixion, T-shaped, Y-shaped, or otherwise, can be found in the cloth.
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