| In Dr. John H. Heller's book,
"Report on the Shroud of Turin," the doctor
writes that their investigative team concluded through chemical analysis
that the stains were indeed blood.
Dr. Walter McCrone on the other
hand, www.mcri.org/shroudupdate.html
claims that the stains on the Shroud couldn't be blood because they don't look
like blood--they are the wrong color. Therefore, McCrone maintains the Shroud was
painted by a medieval artist.
Pathologist Pier Baima Bollone
identified the stains as blood type "AB negative"
www.shroud.com/menu.htm.
Dr Adler found that the
substance was indeed blood, however, his analysis was a little more cautious
about making claims as to the type of blood which caused the stains. See
Blood Analysis for the gory details.
In addition to the stains
that are visible, there are those that aren't.
Serum albumen was found on the Shroud around the scourge marks--a substance
which oozes as the result of traumatized and broken skin.
Serum albumen is only visible under ultra-violet light.
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