[Godzilla]

Firstly, that there is no specific DNA strands that say this person was a person of Jewish descent. . . but perhaps of middle eastern, semitic descent which is a much broader stroke of the DNA brush.

I'm not aware of any more detailed studies beyond blood type. However, even the broad brushed data would prove valuable in showing that it is unlikely to be a forgery. If the blood is middle eastern/semitic - then the European forgery theories fall apart, imho.

[Swordmaker]

I'm not aware of any more detailed studies beyond blood type. However, even the broad brushed data would prove valuable in showing that it is unlikely to be a forgery. If the blood is middle eastern/semitic - then the European forgery theories fall apart, imho.

I would agree, and a lot of scientists would love to do it. . . but the DNA on the Shroud is just too degraded to even start locating anything that is usable. Too bad.