How old is the Shroud of Turin? Detailed answer

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How old is the Shroud of Turin?

In 1988, three independent studies were carried out on the Shroud of Turin for its age using radiocarbon dating. Pieces of cloth from the corner of the shroud were sent to the University of Oxford, the University of Arizona and the ETH in Zurich. All results converged on the same era: with a probability of 95%, the material is dated between 1260 and 1390. After these studies, many assumptions appeared about the reasons for the distortion of the date - for example, that the samples were taken not from the original shroud, but from fragments restored in the Middle Ages. However, all such hypotheses were tested by other scientists and were not recognized as justified.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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