Category: Shroud of Turin
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The Carbon-14 Dating of the Shroud of Turin
A Faulty Conclusion and Five Other Clocks That Tell a Different Time In 1988, the world was shaken by a test. Three laboratories—Oxford, Zurich, and Arizona—conducted a radiocarbon analysis of a strip of cloth taken from the Shroud of Turin, the linen bearing the image of a man many believe…
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The Shroud of Turin Research Project (STURP)
A Landmark Scientific Investigation All photographs courtesy STURP member Barrie Schwortz per Ateneo Pontificio Regina Apostolrum, Rome In October 1978, a team of over 30 scientists, engineers, and medical professionals came together in Turin, Italy, under the name of the Shroud of Turin Research Project (STURP). Their mission was to…
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Common Misconceptions About the Shroud of Turin
Answering Doubt with Evidence The Shroud of Turin has been the subject of intense debate, yet many misconceptions persist, obscuring its significance. Some assume it is a medieval forgery, but evidence suggests otherwise. This artifact continues to challenge both skeptics and believers with its remarkable forensic, historical, and scientific characteristics.…
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18 Facts About the Shroud of Turin
1. The Shroud is a Single Linen Cloth with a Herringbone Weave The Shroud is a linen burial cloth measuring 14 feet 3 inches by 3 feet 7 inches (4.4 x 1.1 meters), woven in a three-to-one herringbone twill pattern—a technique historically documented in the Roman era but uncommon in medieval Europe.…
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What a Medieval Forger Would Have Had to Know to Create the Shroud of Turin
If the Shroud of Turin were a medieval forgery, the artist would have needed knowledge far beyond what was available in the 13th or 14th centuries. The following factors present overwhelming challenges to the forgery hypothesis. Each of these details aligns with modern forensic, medical, historical, and scientific knowledge—none of…
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