Answer · Shroud of Turin
The linen was made between about AD 1260 and 1390, as the 1988 radiocarbon dating found.
The linen was made between about AD 1260 and 1390, as the 1988 radiocarbon dating found.
Where it stands
Most likelyIts tests supported it: four pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- The dated threads are representative of the main cloth.
- Re-dating of other parts of the cloth gives the same range.
- The documentary record begins in the fourteenth century.
What would rule it out
- New radiocarbon dates from several documented points on the main cloth, with published raw data, that fall well outside the medieval range.
Evidence 4 for · 1 against
FOR
FOR
The questions it answers
AnsweredNo answer ahead
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The linen was made between about AD 1260 and 1390, as the 1988 radiocarbon dating found. [Answer ANS0CWY2J0J1N46]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CWY2J0J1N46
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author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0CWY2J0J1N46},
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