Turin Shroud’s True Age Revealed: New X-Ray Analysis Suggests Connection to Jesus’ Time
In a groundbreaking revelation that could reignite centuries-old debates, Italian researchers have utilized advanced x-ray techniques to date the Turin Shroud—long believed by some to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ—back to around the time of His life, approximately 2,000 years ago. This finding challenges previous carbon dating results that had placed the Shroud's origins in the Middle Ages, between 1260 and 1390 AD. The Turin Shroud, a 14-foot-long linen cloth bearing the faint image of a bearded man, has been one of the most controversial and enigmatic relics in Christian history. First exhibited in the 1350s, it was claimed to be the actual burial shroud that wrapped Jesus' body after His crucifixion. The image, which some believers hold as a miraculous imprint of Christ’s form, has fueled religious devotion, historical inquiry, and intense skepticism for centuries. The recent study, conducted by a team of Italian scientists, employed Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering (WAXS)