HTTP:: Shroud of Turin Proven Fake Again
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The Shroud of Turin is one of the most important artifacts for Christians, as it is believed to be the burial cloth with which Jesus Christ was entombed after being taken down from the cross. It was discovered before the 13th century, although no one can say for sure exactly when. References to it can be interpreted in many ways, especially considering that other shrouds like it exist at other locations. Over the years, many have tried to prove either its authenticity, or its forgery, and a heated debate is still going on over the results. Recently, an Italian scientist made an exact copy of the Shroud. “We have shown that [it] is possible to reproduce something which has the same characteristics as the Shroud,†University of Pavia Professor of Organic Chemistry Luigi Garlaschelli, who will further present his discovery at a conference this weekend, in Northern Italy, says. Originally, three independent laboratories, in Oxford, Zurich and Tucson, Arizona, confirmed th!
at the original shroud had been created between 1260 and 1390. The studies, conducted in 1988, caused quite a sensation and sparked numerous debates. People of “faith†did not trust the measurements. Garlaschelli is expecting to meet fierce resistance from the same people as he presents his finds. “If they don't want to be...
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