4. Soil has been allegedly found on the Shroud on the area covering the knees and feet..which would indicate the man fell and also was barefoot..Interestingly this soil apparently appertainsand is typical to the middle east

5.Alongwith the soilPolen fromvarious plants has been traced..typical of the area of Palestine

6.Interestingly some polen has been found typicalof the area of Constantinople or Edesa..which could indicate its passage through that area also..maybe linking it with the @Mandelion@ which many believe was the Shroud folded to show just the face

7.There are artistic representations of the Mandelion appertaining to the first centuries

8. The Cloth itself is a burial cloth that allegedly follows exactly the burial religious laws of that time and place regarding mixture of materials