“the body of Jesus was wrapped in multiple pieces of cloth and that his head was wrapped in a separate cloth from those which shrouded his body.”
It seems clear from a study of scripture and definitions of words used in the Greek that a long piece of linen, such as the shroud was used length-wise to cover his body, this piece was folded at the head. A separate piece was used as a head covering. Then a piece or pieces were used to ‘spiral wrap’ the body to hold the shroud in place. This does not support a conclusion that it is a middle age fake.
I beg to differ. Every time the greek word for linen cloth (othinia) is used in John 20 it is an accusitive plural and verse 7 makes it very clear the head cloth was found separate from the body wrappings.