body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, following the Jewish burial custom." The stains were also studied from the point of view of anthropology. The conclusion was that the face

supposedly spiced with aloe powder) and all the prominent parts wetted by sweat (front and eyebrows, nose, moustache, beard, hair, chest, etc…); the unsolved problem (for Vignon) being the brown

Microchemical evaluation has indicated no evidence of any spices, oils, or any biochemicals known to be produced by the body in life or in death. It is clear that there has been a direct contact of the