Video Cites 2017 Repair-Fiber Theory to Challenge 1988 Shroud Dating

March 17, 2025General

Source: New Evidence for Dating the Shroud of Turin! by Funny Olde World

In 1988, Oxford, Zurich and Arizona dated Shroud samples from the upper-left “Raes' corner” to 1260–1390 CE. The team said it chose that corner because it was thought less likely to have been altered, although a post-1532 repair there became central to a later controversy.

Poor Clare nuns repaired the Shroud after the 1532 fire. A 2017 paper argued that medieval repair yarn was present in the tested material and that the dating should be reconsidered. The video presents that argument as a challenge to the result; repair-fiber contamination of the samples is not established.

Key facts

The 1988 laboratories at Oxford, Zurich and Arizona dated the Shroud samples to 1260–1390 CE at 95% confidence.
All samples came from the upper-left “Raes' corner.” The 1988 team said it chose the corner because it was thought least likely to have been altered, although it later became central to claims about a post-1532 repair.
The Shroud was damaged in a 1532 fire and repaired by Poor Clare nuns. A 2017 paper argued that medieval repair yarn was present in the sampled area and that the dating should be reconsidered; that is a disputed interpretation, not established contamination.
Evidence for twill weaving dates to around 600 BC in Ireland, and twill was used in ancient Egypt. This does not establish the age of the Shroud.

Sources

shroud.com

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