Analysis by Italian archaeologists and architects...
reached the conclusion that the Holy House is built of two types of limestone [kalksteen] found in Nazareth, but not in Loreto and Marche region - as is the 'Altar of the Apostles'.
The mortar [metselspecie] between the stones is typical for 1st century Palestine, but not for Italy.
The graffiti on the walls are similar and contemporary to those discovered at the Grotto of the Annunciation in Nazareth.
The house has no foundations, stands directly on dusty ground, not cleared in any way and containing snail shells, acorns and a dried walnut, and even stands atop a thorny bush.
The three-wall house fits exactly the measurements of the foundations excavated in front of the Grotto in Nazareth, and those of the missing wall fit the Grotto, therefore. The Holy House and the Grotto were originally part of the same dwelling.
The Holy House is placed partly on a public road, connecting Recanati with Porto Recanati, its apparition forcing the magistrates of Recanati to build a diversion of the road - this makes an intentional construction at such a location look improbable.
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