Under wraps
Perhaps, but as I was trying to point out in a roundabout way, if enough doubt can be raised as to the fraudulent nature of the shroud, it will wind up as theological proof of Christian doctrine, just as every new species of small mammal found in some Borneo rain forest is cited as support for the existence of Yeti. My point is that this is an archaeological issue, not a religious one: the authenticity of the shroud and the authority of the New Testament are entirely different questions, and no matter what shroud researchers uncover, it does nothing to unravel the religious mystery.