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Shroud Of Turin - New Date?
Yahoo ^ | 1-19-2005 | Michael Minor

Posted on 01/19/2005 11:46:04 AM PST by blam

New Chemical Testing Points to Ancient Origin for Burial Shroud of Jesus; Los Alamos Scientist Proves 1988 Carbon-14 Dating of the Shroud of Turin Used Invalid Rewoven Sample

Wednesday January 19, 8:32 am ET

DALLAS, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Shroud of Turin Association for Research (AMSTAR), a scientific organization dedicated to research on the enigmatic Shroud of Turin, thought by many to be the burial cloth of the crucified Jesus of Nazareth, announced today that the 1988 Carbon-14 test was not done on the original burial cloth, but rather on a rewoven shroud patch creating an erroneous date for the actual age of the Shroud. The Shroud of Turin is a large piece of linen cloth that shows the faint full-body image of a blood-covered man on its surface. Because many believe it to be the burial cloth of Jesus, researchers have tried to determine its origin though numerous modern scientific methods, including Carbon-14 tests done at three radiocarbon labs which set the age of the artifact at between AD 1260 and 1390.

"Now conclusive evidence, gathered over the past two years, proves that the sample used to date the Shroud was actually taken from an expertly-done rewoven patch," says AMSTAR President, Tom D'Muhala. "Chemical testing indicates that the linen Shroud is actually very old -- much older than the published 1988 radiocarbon date."

"As unlikely as it seems, the sample used to test the age of the Shroud of Turin in 1988 was taken from a rewoven area of the Shroud," reports chemist Raymond Rogers, a fellow of the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. Rogers' new findings are published in the current issue of Thermochimica Acta, a chemistry peer reviewed scientific journal.

"Pyrolysis-mass-spectrometry results from the sample area coupled with microscopic and microchemical observations prove that the radiocarbon sample was not part of the original cloth of the Shroud of Turin which is currently housed at The Turin Cathedral in Italy," says Rogers.

"The radiocarbon sample has completely different chemical properties than the main part of the shroud relic," explains Rogers. "The sample tested was dyed using technology that began to appear in Italy about the time the Crusaders' last bastion fell to the Mameluke Turks in AD 1291. The radiocarbon sample cannot be older than about AD 1290, agreeing with the age determined in 1988. However, the Shroud itself is actually much older."

Rogers' new research clearly disproves the 1988 findings announced by British Museum spokesperson, Mike Tite, when he declared that the Shroud was of medieval origin and probably "a hoax." The British Museum coordinated the 1988 radiocarbon tests and acted as the official clearing house for all findings.

Almost immediately, Shroud analysts questioned the validity of the sample used for radiocarbon dating. Researchers using high-resolution photographs of the Shroud found indications of an "invisible" reweave in the area used for testing. However, belief tilted strongly toward the more "scientific" method of radiocarbon dating. Rogers' recent analysis of an authentic sample taken from the radiocarbon sample proves that the researchers were right to question the 1988 results.

As a result of his own research and chemical tests, Rogers concluded that the radiocarbon sample was cut from a medieval patch, and is totally different in composition from the main part of the Shroud of Turin.

Contact: Michael Minor (972) 932-5141


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1 posted on 01/19/2005 11:46:15 AM PST by blam
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To: SunkenCiv

GGG Ping.


2 posted on 01/19/2005 11:46:51 AM PST by blam
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To: blam

Wonder why they didn't recognize it as a patch in 1988.


3 posted on 01/19/2005 11:48:39 AM PST by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: blam

4 posted on 01/19/2005 11:49:10 AM PST by null and void (I refuse to live my life as if someone, somewhere will be offended if I laugh...)
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To: blam

bump


5 posted on 01/19/2005 11:49:59 AM PST by Cottonbay
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To: Izzy Dunne

> Wonder why they didn't recognize it as a patch in 1988.


Probably because the Shroud-fans didn't need the excuse yet.


6 posted on 01/19/2005 11:51:01 AM PST by orionblamblam
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To: blam

I would hope this would pave the way for performing another radioactive carbon dating test of the main cloth.


7 posted on 01/19/2005 11:53:27 AM PST by plain talk
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To: blam

So how old is it? I must have reading comprehension problems today; I can't find how old they now think it is.


8 posted on 01/19/2005 11:53:34 AM PST by EggsAckley
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Carbon-14 testing isn't very reliable if you ask me. I've never thought the shroud to be authentic.


10 posted on 01/19/2005 11:54:43 AM PST by Jaysun (If you disagree with me it's a clear indication that you're wrong.)
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To: EggsAckley

The shroud question is a fascinating one...an argument is almost certain to break out whenever it's mentioned!


11 posted on 01/19/2005 11:56:38 AM PST by freepertoo
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To: orionblamblam

Probably because the Shroud-fans didn't need the excuse yet.

The science/facts/logic behind your response dazzle me. Are you a troll or just not used to FR yet?


12 posted on 01/19/2005 11:57:06 AM PST by winner3000
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To: shroudie

Ping.


13 posted on 01/19/2005 11:58:04 AM PST by netmilsmom (God send you a Blessed 2005!)
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To: winner3000

Da Vinci is still laughing.


14 posted on 01/19/2005 11:58:30 AM PST by Lee Heggy (For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong. H.L. Mencken)
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To: null and void

I'll take one of those, with extra butter, please. Can I get you a cold one, while I'm up?


15 posted on 01/19/2005 11:59:00 AM PST by 7.62 x 51mm (• veni • vidi • vino • visa • "I came, I saw, I drank wine, I shopped")
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I was in Torino last year and went to the church where it is stored. Although you can only see pictures and copies and other memorabilia now, they have done a great job in the presentation, including a computer model of what the person in the shroud looked like.

Needless to say, I was quite moved and thought it was authentic despite the evidence from the Carbon dating test (which may now be questionsable).

I would encourage you to go and see for yourself....


16 posted on 01/19/2005 12:00:43 PM PST by Cottonbay
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Carbon-14 testing isn't very reliable if you ask me.

It is, actually, when used on suitable samples. Unfortunately, a favorite trick of young-earth creationists is to use it on samples known to be inappropriate for 14C testing, and then use the (not surprisingly) invalid results as "proof" that radiocarbon dating is "inaccurate".

17 posted on 01/19/2005 12:01:18 PM PST by Ichneumon (.)
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To: Izzy Dunne
Wonder why they didn't recognize it as a patch in 1988.

Perhaps they though that an older result would have been obtained.

Why not do radiocarbon dating on the part now claimed to be "old"?

18 posted on 01/19/2005 12:02:33 PM PST by Doctor Stochastic (Vegetabilisch = chaotisch is der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
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"The sample tested was dyed using technology that began to appear in Italy about the time the Crusaders' last bastion fell to the Mameluke Turks in AD 1291."
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19 posted on 01/19/2005 12:04:34 PM PST by SunkenCiv (I last updated my profile on January 13, 2005)
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To: 7.62 x 51mm

Sure! Nothing's too good for you!


20 posted on 01/19/2005 12:05:11 PM PST by null and void (I refuse to live my life as if someone, somewhere will be offended if I laugh...)
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