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To collect dna, the composition of the body, whether it was outdoors apparently, how does all of that factor in? >> number one, the dna is going to stay despite any decomposition. normally, if the body has deteriorated a great deal, the soft tissues, skin and muscle, the dna can be extracted from the leg bones. that's not a problem. that stays good for decades, in the bone and teeth. she had other ways of being identified also. dental records that she had from dental identification. from x-rays that she might have had and also, she had very characteristic tattoos that show up on the video when...

It means, "the friend of jesus." >> those words, "friend of jesus," that really clinched it for people here in larnaca. they believe they have the bones of saint lazarus. >> today, the bones are preserved in a golden reliquary. >> there is piece of the head of saint lazarus. >> so we've got six bones, maybe arms or leg bones, and a piece of skull? >> yes, what they found in '72. >> the story that is told today is that the cypriots only gave the emperor part of the body of lazarus. in fact, parts of the skull of lazarus is paraded on the island of cyprus every feast day on march 17th. there's a...

Means the friend of jesus. >> those words, friend of jesus, that really clinched it for people here in larnaca. they believe that they will have the bones of saint lazarus. >> today the bones are preserved in a golden rel squarery. >> it is a piece of the head of st. lazarus. >> so we've got six bones maybe arms or leg bones, and a piece of skull? >> yes. >> the story that is told today is that the cypriots only gave the emperor part of the body of lazarus. in fact, parts of the skull of lazarus is paraded on the island of cyprus every feast day on march 17th. >> unbroken continuity from that ...

>> those words, friend of jesus, that really clinched it for people here. they believe that they have the bones of lazarus. >> today the bones are preserved in a golden relic. >> it is a piece of the head of st. lazarus. >> so we've got six bones maybe arms or leg bones, and a piece of skull? >> yes. >> the story that is told today is that they only gave the emperor part of the body of lazarus. in fact, parts of the skull of lazarus is paraded on the island of cyprus every feast day on march 17th. >> unbroken continuity from that period to our time. >> they are so highly venerated that the ort...

Of jesus. >> this is the tomb of st. lazarus. here you can see in greek, it means a friend of jesus.words, friend ofthat really clinched it for people here. they believe that they have the bones of lazarus. >> today the bones are preserved in a golden relic. >> it is a piece of the head of st. lazarus. >> so we've got six bones maybe arms or leg bones, and a piece of skull? >> yes. >> the story that is told today is that they only gave the emperor part of the body of lazarus. in fact parts of the skull of lazarus is paraded on the island