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Investigating a Dated Piece of the Shroud of Turin

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: We present a photomicrographic investigation of a sample of the Shroud of Turin, split from one used in the radiocarbon dating study of 1988 at Arizona. In contrast to other reports on less-documented material, we find no evidence to contradict the idea that the sample studied was taken from the main part of the shroud, as reported by Damon et al. (1989). We also find no evidence for either coatings or dyes, and only minor contaminants.

Source: Radiocarbon

DOI: 10.1017/s0033822200056277

Authors: Rachel A Freer-Waters, A J Timothy Jull

Institutions: University of Arizona, Arizona State Museum

Language: English

Topic: Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis

Subfield: Archeology (arts and humanities)

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Science Foundation, Arizona State University

Awards: The NSF-Arizona Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) Laboratory: Research and Operations, IGERT: Integrated Graduate Training in Archaeological Sciences