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THE HOLY NAIL
By Euan Stretch
The Mirror
March 2, 2010
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/03/02/the-holy-nail-115875-220
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A nail from the time of Christ's crucifixion which was hidden by the same
knights who featured in The Da Vinci Code has been found in a dig.
The four-inch Roman relic, stored in an ornate box, was uncovered by
archaeologists working at a fort thought to have been a former Knights
Templar stronghold.
It was buried with three skeletons and three swords, including one with the
religious order's cross on its blade, on the tiny island of Ilheu de
Pontinha, off Madeira.
The iron nail is of the type used in thousands of crucifixions -- but it is
special. Archaeologist Bryn Walters said: "It dates from the 1st to 2nd
centuries. You'd expect the surface to be pitted and rough after so long.
But this was smooth.
"It looks like it had been handled by a lot of people over a long period of
time and the acid from their hands have given it a peculiar finish."
Yesterday Christopher Macklin of the Knights Templar of Britannia described
last summer's find as "momentous".
He said evidence the nail had been handled a lot "indicates it was of great
interest to many people". He believes the original Knights Templar thought
it was a genuine artefact from Christ's crucifixion.
They occupied Jerusalem during the Crusades a thousand years after Christ,
and claimed to be guardians of the Holy Grail, the cross and other relics.
The Da Vinci Code portrays them as a modern secret society.
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