Yet Dr Shimron stops short of linking the nails to Christ himself.
"The evidence that the nails were used in a crucifixion is indeed powerful," he said.
"But the only evidence we have that they were used to crucify the Jesus of the Gospels is that they were found in the tomb of Caiaphas.
"Does our evidence suffice? I really cannot say,
I choose to rely on good science rather than speculation.
"Perhaps a reader of the full manuscript should rely on his or her own judgment."
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12995663/nails-crucify-jesus-fragments-bone/