# Freer-Waters 2026: Analysis of textile fragments from the 1988 radiocarbon samples of the Turin Shroud > Rachel Freer-Waters, A. J. Timothy Jull, 2026. 9 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The 2026 test of sample integrity. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY27105PBE/analysis-of-textile-fragments-from-the-1988-radiocarbon Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[Shroud of Turin](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shroud-of-turin)Freer-Waters 2026 **0** # Analysis of textile fragments from the 1988 radiocarbon samples of the Turin Shroud Rachel Freer-Waters, A. J. Timothy Jull, 2026. _npj Heritage Science 14: 263_. Textile analysis of two further fragments (A1A, about 14 x 3.5 mm, and A1B) of the Arizona sample, compared with the control textiles: flax fibres consistent with the main body of the cloth, no cotton observed, no evidence of contamination. Summarises the sampling of 21 April 1988 and the controversy since. **Shroud of Turin** ArticleCopy of **[Arizona portion of the 1988 radiocarbon sample (fragments A1A, A1B and others)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shroud-of-turin/artifacts/ART0CWY2X0433A6/arizona-portion-of-the-1988-radiocarbon-sample-fragments-a1a)** doi: **[10.1038/s40494-026-02530-7](https://doi.org/10.1038/s40494-026-02530-7)** Checked against the original0 ## What it's used for here The 2026 test of sample integrity. ## The document 6 pages [Pages][Text]Page 1 of 6 [![Page 1](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/df7cfa4c96685862336bb52b3279ca89346d91f8c5b4a34f87c1dee0744b61a3/p1)1][![Page 2](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/df7cfa4c96685862336bb52b3279ca89346d91f8c5b4a34f87c1dee0744b61a3/p2)2][![Page 3](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/df7cfa4c96685862336bb52b3279ca89346d91f8c5b4a34f87c1dee0744b61a3/p3)3][![Page 4](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/df7cfa4c96685862336bb52b3279ca89346d91f8c5b4a34f87c1dee0744b61a3/p4)4][![Page 5](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/df7cfa4c96685862336bb52b3279ca89346d91f8c5b4a34f87c1dee0744b61a3/p5)5][![Page 6](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/df7cfa4c96685862336bb52b3279ca89346d91f8c5b4a34f87c1dee0744b61a3/p6)6] ![Page 1 of Analysis of textile fragments from the 1988 radiocarbon samples of the Turin Shroud](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/df7cfa4c96685862336bb52b3279ca89346d91f8c5b4a34f87c1dee0744b61a3/p1) Text taken from the file. Check it against the page. ## Cited by on this site 9 records [Arizona portion of the 1988 radiocarbon sample (fragments A1A, A1B and others)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shroud-of-turin/artifacts/ART0CWY2X0433A6/arizona-portion-of-the-1988-radiocarbon-sample-fragments-a1a) ART [Arizona portion of the 1988 radiocarbon sample (fragments A1A, A1B and others): document](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shroud-of-turin/copies/CPY0CWY2WRA6864/arizona-portion-of-the-1988-radiocarbon-sample-fragments-a1a) CPY [Dated Arizona fragments show no dye, coating or cotton.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shroud-of-turin/evidence/EVD0CWY2KZ25RD6/dated-arizona-fragments-show-no-dye-coating-or-cotton) Evidence EVD [Textile tests of the dated threads find the main cloth.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shroud-of-turin/evidence/EVD0CWY2MYA17Z4/textile-tests-of-the-dated-threads-find-the-main-cloth) Evidence EVD [Two further Arizona fragments are flax consistent with the main body, with no cotton or contamination.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shroud-of-turin/evidence/EVD0CWY2JR01BKH/two-further-arizona-fragments-are-flax-consistent-with-the) Evidence EVD [Samples are cut for Arizona, Oxford and Zurich](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shroud-of-turin/events/EVT0CWY2EV07XPH/samples-are-cut-for-arizona-oxford-and-zurich) EVT [Two more Arizona fragments are found consistent with the main cloth](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shroud-of-turin/events/EVT0CWY2GSG4N7S/two-more-arizona-fragments-are-found-consistent-with-the) EVT [A. J. Timothy Jull](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shroud-of-turin/people/FIG0CWY2CCW649T/a-j-timothy-jull) FIG [The Shroud of Turin](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shroud-of-turin) The mystery article MYS ## Cite it ``` Freer-Waters, R., & Jull, A. J. T. (2026). Analysis of textile fragments from the 1988 radiocarbon samples of the Turin Shroud. npj Heritage Science 14: 263. https://doi.org/10.1038/s40494-026-02530-7 ``` [Read it free at nature.com](https://www.nature.com/articles/s40494-026-02530-7)[Download PDF ยท 7.0 MB](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/df7cfa4c96685862336bb52b3279ca89346d91f8c5b4a34f87c1dee0744b61a3) Anyone can read it here; members can download it. Key **SRC** 0CWY27105PBE Kind Journal article Rights CC-BY-4.0 Kept 26 Oct 2026 Checked Against the published article Added by [apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo) The record Bibliographic records are CC0. Take this one as CSL-JSON, BibTeX or RIS. 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