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Famed microanalyst, Walter C. McCrone, examined 32 tape-lifted samples from the Shroud of Turin and identified the 'blood' as tempera paint containing red ochre and vermilion along with traces of rose madder, pigments used by medieval artists to depict blood. McCrone was held to a secrecy agreement. A Swiss criminologist, Max Frei-Sulzer, said that McCrone had found certain pollen grains on the cloth that "could only have originated from plants that grew exclusively in Palestine at the time of Christ," a claim that McCrone denied.
Frei-Sulzer reported finding numerous types of pollen from Palestine on tape-lifted samples from the Shroud, but other tape-lifted samples taken at the same time showed few pollen. Micropaleontologist Steven D. Schafersman was probably the first to publicly suggest Frei-Sulzer may be guilty of deception.
When Frei's tape samples became available after his death, McCrone was asked to authenticate them. He authenticated the actual tapes because "it was easy to find red ocher on linen fibers much the same as I had seen them on my samples." But there were few pollen other than on a single tape which bore 'dozens' in one small area, consistent with the tape having been subsequently 'contaminated', McCrone concluded, by having been pulled back and the pollen surreptitiously introduced.
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Did the French fake the Shroud of Turin?
Yes. The French did fake the Shroud of Turin because we know Jesus was real as was his shroud. Modern scientists have found that it was from medival times because it was during that time that the French copied it.
What is the shroud of Tehran?
There is a shroud of Turin? Is that what you mean?
Was the shroud or Turin found after Jesus death?
Yes; it didn't exist before his death.
Is the Shroud of Turin an example of advanced technology?
No. The Shroud of Turin is an example of medieval technology. However, it required advanced technology to prove the Shroud to be a fake.
What nationality are the scientists who described the Turin Shroud as supernatural?
The scientists who have been doing studies and tests on the Shroud of Turin are Italian.
Is there another burial cloth containing the same blood found on the Shroud of Turin?
AnswerNo. The 'blood' found on the Shroud of Turin has been analysed and found to be tempera paint containing red ochre and vermilion along with traces of rose madder - the pigments used by medieval artists to depict blood.
At what Museum will the Shroud of Turin will be shown and at what dates?
The Shroud of Turin is never displayed in museums but is kept locked in the Cathedral in Turin, Italy, and only displayed every few decades.
Does everyone agree with the shroud of turin?
Not sure. What has the shroud been saying recently?
What is Saint-Suaire?
It is French for "The Shroud of Turin" - the purported burial shroud of Christ.
What has the author John H Heller written?
John H. Heller has written: 'Report on the Shroud of Turin' -- subject(s): Holy Shroud, Turiner Grabtuch 'Report of the Shroud of Turin'
How is the Turin Shroud kept?
The Shroud of Turin is kept safely in a chamber in Turin Italy. The Shroud is kept in a temperature-controlled environment in a vault to delay disintegration. It is seldom removed for inspection or testing .It may occasionally be observed in a hermetically sealed case.
Why is the turin shroud important?
because its nice
