For the cloth to last for 2000 years is amazing.
Experiments conducted by scientists at the University of Padua in northern Italy have dated the shroud to ancient times, a few centuries before and after the life of Christ.
Many Catholics believe that the 14ft-long linen cloth, which bears the imprint of the face and body of a bearded man, was used to bury Christ's body when he was lifted down from the cross after being crucified 2,000 years ago.
The analysis is published in a new book, "Il Mistero della Sindone" or The Mystery of the Shroud, by Giulio Fanti, a professor of mechanical and thermal measurement at Padua University, and Saverio Gaeta, a journalist.
The tests will revive the debate about the true origins of one of Christianity's most prized but mysterious relics and are likely to be hotly contested by sceptics.
Scientists, including Prof Fanti, used infra-red light and spectroscopy – the measurement of radiation intensity through wavelengths...More; http://crimsondreams.net/
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Yes, it's definitely been authenticated: it is a shroud, it came through Turin and there's an imprint of a bearded man's face on it (unless it's an artistic rendition of such). Out of hundreds of millions of men, it could even be the imprint of Yeshua of Nazareth. Or maybe it was Judas? John the Baptist? Or Nero? Or Julius Caesar? Or Socrates or Diogenes? One is going to believe in whatever myth they wish so far be it from anyone to attempt to dissuade such belief.
thanks -sometimes I feel awesome too-like when I'm meditating with the vibes of Jesus
Awesome Feather Winger