| − | Raymond N. Rogers, a retired [[chemist]] from the [[Los Alamos National Laboratory]] in [[New Mexico]], studied the Shroud and declared, "The chemistry says it was a real shroud, the blood spots on it are real blood, and the technology that was used to make that piece of cloth was exactly what [[Pliny the Elder]] reported from his time," about A.D. 70. "It's a shroud from the right time ...," Rogers said.<ref>http://bibleprobe.com/</ref> | + | Raymond N. Rogers, a retired [[chemist]] from the [[Los Alamos National Laboratory]] in [[New Mexico]], studied the Shroud and declared, "The chemistry says it was a real shroud, the blood spots on it are real blood, and the technology that was used to make that piece of cloth was exactly what [[Pliny the Elder]] reported from his time," about A.D. 70. "It's a shroud from the right time ...," Rogers said.<ref>http://bibleprobe.com/</ref> As a miracle, the Shroud could be a gift from [[God]] at any time, but there is no record of someone suddenly discovering it, say, in the [[Middle Ages]]. |
| | The most advanced technique, Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering (WAXS), is non-invasive and was used in research published in 2022 to analyze structural degradation of the Shroud’s cellulose fibers. This "focuses on the breakdown of cellulose chains, a process that accelerates with time and environmental conditions, making it a potentially more accurate dating method than radiocarbon dating for ancient textiles. ... [T]he degradation observed in the Shroud’s fibers suggests it is far older than the results of the radiocarbon tests indicated,"<ref name="WAXS">https://www.timothyedmoore.com/groundbreaking-research-suggests-shroud-of-turin-could-be-2000-years-old/</ref> '''''consistent with an age of about 2,000 years'''''. "[I]f the Shroud were only seven centuries old, it would have required consistent exposure to temperatures far higher than those found in its known history to reach the observed state of cellulose degradation."<ref name="WAXS"/> Similarly, an analysis of the vanilla loss on the Shroud "suggests that the shroud is between 1300 and 3000 years old."<ref name="Vanilla">https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2005/01/26/1289491.htm#:~:text=Microchemistry%20reveals%20a%20different%20date,%2C%22%20D'Muhala%20says.</ref> | | The most advanced technique, Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering (WAXS), is non-invasive and was used in research published in 2022 to analyze structural degradation of the Shroud’s cellulose fibers. This "focuses on the breakdown of cellulose chains, a process that accelerates with time and environmental conditions, making it a potentially more accurate dating method than radiocarbon dating for ancient textiles. ... [T]he degradation observed in the Shroud’s fibers suggests it is far older than the results of the radiocarbon tests indicated,"<ref name="WAXS">https://www.timothyedmoore.com/groundbreaking-research-suggests-shroud-of-turin-could-be-2000-years-old/</ref> '''''consistent with an age of about 2,000 years'''''. "[I]f the Shroud were only seven centuries old, it would have required consistent exposure to temperatures far higher than those found in its known history to reach the observed state of cellulose degradation."<ref name="WAXS"/> Similarly, an analysis of the vanilla loss on the Shroud "suggests that the shroud is between 1300 and 3000 years old."<ref name="Vanilla">https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2005/01/26/1289491.htm#:~:text=Microchemistry%20reveals%20a%20different%20date,%2C%22%20D'Muhala%20says.</ref> |