[infowarrior]

Walter Mccrone was a scientist who said he had microscopic evidence that the shroud was painted with vermillion and red ochre in a collagen medium in the 14th century.

The US Air Force, which *also* tested the shroud, has stated unequivically that there are *no* microscopic traces of any pigments, of any kind on the shroud. How do you reconcile this?

the infowarrior

[Swordmaker]

The US Air Force, which *also* tested the shroud, has stated unequivically that there are *no* microscopic traces of any pigments, of any kind on the shroud. How do you reconcile this?

We cannot say that the US Air Force tested the Shroud. Some US Air Force officers were part of the 1978 Shroud of Turin Project (notably STURP co-organizer and leader, Physicist Dr. John Jackson).

However, STURP did find that while there were random particles of pigments on the shroud they were not found in any concentrations in image areas sufficient to be visible... and that they were consistent with small flecks of paint that may have fallen off of paintings in the vicinity of the Shroud or from copies laid on the shroud to impart some authenticity to the copy.

In other words, what small pieces of pigment that were found on the shroud are randomly distributed and that distribution bore no relationship to the image.