Mysteries Department
Sign inRequest access
Answer · Shroud of Turin

The image was transferred from a low relief, by contact, rubbing or a heated or treated form.

The image was transferred from a low relief, by contact, rubbing or a heated or treated form.

DisputedAnswers 1 questionPublished0

Where it stands

DisputedOne piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • The image geometry matches contact with a relief rather than a wrapped body.
  • A relief technique reproduces superficiality and intensity-distance correlation.

What would rule it out

  • A demonstration that the image proportions require a three-dimensional body.

Evidence 1 for · 1 against

The questions it answers

Open4 answers, none ahead

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The image was transferred from a low relief, by contact, rubbing or a heated or treated form. [Answer ANS0CWY2NDY6AP2]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CWY2NDY6AP2
Private beta Downloads are for beta members

We're in a private beta while we get things right. Everything here is free to read; downloading datasets, sources and code is open to members for now.

It takes a couple of minutes. We'll reply by email.