# When was the linen of the Shroud made? · Shroud of Turin > Four answers have been proposed. The linen was made between about AD 1260 and 1390, as the 1988 radiocarbon dating found. leads, with evidence 4 for, 1… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shroud-of-turin/questions/QST0CWY2H1A0BGE/when-was-the-linen-of-the-shroud-made Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:58:44+00:00 --- **0** # When was the linen of the Shroud made? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·4 answers·0·0 following **Answered: The linen was made between about AD 1260 and 1390, as the 1988 radiocarbon dating found.** Passed its tests and review. ## Where it stands Four answers have been proposed. The linen was made between about AD 1260 and 1390, as the 1988 radiocarbon dating found. leads, with evidence 4 for, 1 against: supported by its tests. Three are still possible. Of the one narrower question under it, none is answered yet. ## Why it matters A medieval date makes the cloth a medieval object whatever the image is; an ancient date reopens everything. The 1988 radiocarbon result is the consensus, and its critics have concentrated on the sample and the statistics⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY25J434GF/radiocarbon-dating-of-the-shroud-of-turin)⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY269J3DDN/statistical-and-proactive-analysis-of-an-inter-laboratory). ## Answers 4 [**The linen was made between about AD 1260 and 1390, as the 1988 radiocarbon dating found.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shroud-of-turin/answers/ANS0CWY2J0J1N46/the-linen-was-made-between-about-ad-1260-and-1390-as-the) Supported by its tests Evidence: 4 for, 1 against Most likely [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shroud-of-turin/answers/ANS0CWY2N647MH3/none-of-these) Failed a test; not refuted outright Evidence: none yet Disputed [**The 1988 sample came from a medieval repair woven into an older cloth.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shroud-of-turin/answers/ANS0CWY2KFE5S4W/the-1988-sample-came-from-a-medieval-repair-woven-into-an) Failed a test; not refuted outright Evidence: 1 for, 1 against Disputed [**The linen is about 2,000 years old and the radiocarbon date is wrong through contamination or flawed…** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shroud-of-turin/answers/ANS0CWY2M6W1SX6/the-linen-is-about-2-000-years-old-and-the-radiocarbon-date) Failed a test; not refuted outright Evidence: 2 for, 1 against Disputed ## History 1. 1989[Damon et al. puts forward: the linen was made between about AD 1260 and 1390, as the 1988 radiocarbon dating found.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY25J434GF/radiocarbon-dating-of-the-shroud-of-turin) 1. 1989[Damon et al.: three laboratories, with controls, gave AD 1260-1390 at 95% confidence.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY25J434GF/radiocarbon-dating-of-the-shroud-of-turin)For: The linen was made between about AD 1260 and 1390, as the 1988 radiocarbon dating found. 1. 2005[Rogers puts forward: the 1988 sample came from a medieval repair woven into an older cloth.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY26HC0DT4/studies-on-the-radiocarbon-sample-from-the-shroud-of-turin) 1. 2005[Rogers: threads said to be from the corner contained cotton and a dye.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY26HC0DT4/studies-on-the-radiocarbon-sample-from-the-shroud-of-turin)For: The 1988 sample came from a medieval repair woven into an older cloth. 1. 2010[Freer-Waters & Jull: a piece of the Arizona sample shows no dye, coating or sign of not being main cloth.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY26S67G5H/investigating-a-dated-piece-of-the-shroud-of-turin)For: The linen was made between about AD 1260 and 1390, as the 1988 radiocarbon dating found. 1. 2020[Walsh & Schwalbe: the raw Shroud measurements are heterogeneous where the controls are not.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY261R3EGA/an-instructive-inter-laboratory-comparison-the-1988)Against: The linen was made between about AD 1260 and 1390, as the 1988 radiocarbon dating found. 1. 2022[De Caro et al. puts forward: the linen is about 2,000 years old and the radiocarbon date is wrong through contamination or flawed…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY278T1R0G/x-ray-dating-of-a-turin-shrouds-linen-sample) 1. 2022[De Caro et al.: wAXS of a thread matches a first-century Masada linen.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY278T1R0G/x-ray-dating-of-a-turin-shrouds-linen-sample)For: The linen is about 2,000 years old and the radiocarbon date is wrong through contamination or flawed… 1. 2025[Sarzeaud: the cloth first appears in fourteenth-century Champagne and is criticised there as a false relic.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY29F47XR7/a-new-document-on-the-appearance-of-the-shroud-of-turin-from)For: The linen was made between about AD 1260 and 1390, as the 1988 radiocarbon dating found. 1. 2026[Freer-Waters & Jull: two further Arizona fragments are flax consistent with the main body, with no cotton or contamination.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY27105PBE/analysis-of-textile-fragments-from-the-1988-radiocarbon)For: The linen was made between about AD 1260 and 1390, as the 1988 radiocarbon dating found. 1. 2026[Freer-Waters & Jull: dated Arizona fragments show no dye, coating or cotton.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY27105PBE/analysis-of-textile-fragments-from-the-1988-radiocarbon)Against: The 1988 sample came from a medieval repair woven into an older cloth. 1. 2026[Freer-Waters & Jull: textile tests of the dated threads find the main cloth.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY27105PBE/analysis-of-textile-fragments-from-the-1988-radiocarbon)Against: The linen is about 2,000 years old and the radiocarbon date is wrong through contamination or flawed… 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## 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