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A piece of cloth used to wrap a body in preparation for burial - otherwise called a shroud. The cloths may be made of wool or linen, though any material can be used so long as it is made of natural fibre

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Many people believe the Shroud of Turin is the burial cloth of this person?

Jesus.


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Where did Weaving first start?

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What is the cloth over a coffin called?

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Who was considered to be wrapped in the Shroud of Turin?

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Burial or Cremation?

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Why did the ancien Egyptians create mummies?

The ancient egyptian kings and royal family heart and organs were taken from the body then wrapped in muslim cloth that kept the body preserved for burial and the afterlife.