Byrd Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
...
> Basically they're assuming something about the
> degradation of material using X-ray scans (which
> aren't really used for that kind of thing.) This
> would assume that they've got other samples of
> this kind of material that can be reliably dated
> and that were stored under the same conditions.
...
Well .... (spotted on another forum):
Quote
On a sample of the Turin Shroud (TS), we applied a new method for dating ancient linen threads by inspecting their structural degradation by means of Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering (WAXS). The X-ray dating method was applied to a sample of the TS consisting of a thread taken in proximity of the 1988/radiocarbon area (corner of the TS corresponding to the feet area of the frontal image, near the so-called Raes sample). The size of the linen sample was about 0.5 mm × 1 mm. We obtained one-dimensional integrated WAXS data profiles for the TS sample, which were fully compatible with the analogous measurements obtained on a linen sample whose dating, according to historical records, is 55–74 AD, Siege of Masada (Israel).
[
www.mdpi.com]
Hermione
Director/Moderator - The Hall of Ma'at
Rules and Guidelines
hallofmaatforum@proton.me
