In his presentation at The Shroud of Turin 2025 International Conference & Symposium, historian Tristan Casabianca revisits the controversial radiocarbon dating of the Shroud of Turin, offering new evidence that questions the validity of the 1988 results. Through a series of legal requests to the British Museum, Oxford, and Arizona labs, Casabianca uncovered critical documents that reveal statistical inconsistencies, sample contamination, and questionable methodological adjustments.
These new findings suggest that the radiocarbon dating process, which dated the Shroud to the medieval period, was marred by flaws that could compromise its accuracy. Casabianca points to contamination as a potential factor and presents images of foreign materials found on the Shroud samples. Additionally, discrepancies in the chemical measurements between Oxford and other labs indicate that the results may not have been representative of the entire artifact.
This new evidence challenges the long-standing narrative surrounding the Shroud’s dating and invites further examination of the samples, particularly the reserve samples that remain untouched. Casabianca advocates for an interdisciplinary approach to reanalyze the Shroud using advanced, non-destructive methods.
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