Scientists continue to study the linen fabric of the shroud, which is currently housed in the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Turin, Italy, to determine its origin. Photo: GettyYarn used to make the Shroud of Turin may have likely come from ancient India’s Indus Valley region, according to a new DNA analysis of samples from the linen fabric believed to have been used to wrap Jesus’s crucified body. Currently housed in the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Turin, Italy, scientists continue to study the linen fabric to determine its origin. Now, DNA analysis of material collected from the relic in 1978 suggests the cloth used to make the fabric may have originated in India. The latest study found that about 40pc of the human DNA found on the shroud is from Indian lineages.

Source: Irish Independent April 01, 2026 16:33 UTC