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Cotton thread identified was identified in the carbon 14 samples in 1988. The
information, surprisingly, was not considered important. An article in Textile Horizons by P. H. Smith, entitled "Rogue Fibers Found
in Shroud," was published in 1988 that speaks of the discovery of "a fine dark
yellow strand [of cotton] possibly of Egyptian origin, and quite old . . . it
may have been used for repairs at some time in the past, or simply bound in when
the linen fabric was woven." This cotton was found by Smith while examining samples on behalf of the
Oxford laboratory. This is important information that was simply ignored. |
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scientific study of the Turin shroud is like a microcosm of the
scientific search for God: it does more to inflame any debate than
settle it.”
And yet, the shroud is a remarkable artefact, one of the few religious relics to have a justifiably mythical status. It is simply not known how the ghostly image of a serene, bearded man was made.”
Scientist-Journalist Philip Ball Nature, that most prestigious of scientific journals, that once had bragging rights to claim that the Shroud was fake, responding to new, peer-reviewed studies that discredit the carbon 14 dating and show that the Shroud could be authentic. WHAT WE KNOW IN 2005
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