# Rogers 2005: Studies on the radiocarbon sample from the shroud of turin

> Raymond N. Rogers, 2005. 5 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The "invisible repair" reading of the 1988 sample.

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# Studies on the radiocarbon sample from the shroud of turin

Raymond N. Rogers, 2005. _Thermochimica Acta 425(1-2): 189-194_.

Argues from threads said to come from the radiocarbon area that the sampled corner contains cotton and a dye or coating not found in the main cloth, so is a later repair and not representative, and that vanillin loss implies a cloth much older than the radiocarbon date.

**Shroud of Turin** Articledoi: **[10.1016/j.tca.2004.09.029](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tca.2004.09.029)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The "invisible repair" reading of the 1988 sample.

## Cited by on this site 5 records

[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)

Answer

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[Threads said to be from the corner contained cotton and a dye.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shroud-of-turin/evidence/EVD0CWY2KQ83V8W/threads-said-to-be-from-the-corner-contained-cotton-and-a)

Evidence

EVD

[Rogers argues the dated corner is a repair](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shroud-of-turin/events/EVT0CWY2FAM1AHX/rogers-argues-the-dated-corner-is-a-repair)

EVT

[Raymond N. Rogers](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shroud-of-turin/people/FIG0CWY2C526HXH/raymond-n-rogers)

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[The Shroud of Turin](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shroud-of-turin)

The mystery article

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## Cite it

```
Rogers, R. N. (2005). Studies on the radiocarbon sample from the shroud of turin. Thermochimica Acta 425(1-2): 189-194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tca.2004.09.029
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[Find it at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tca.2004.09.029)

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**SRC** 0CWY26HC0DT4

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Journal article

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