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Dating of the Shroud of Turin Used Invalid Rewoven Sample
Los Alamos Scientist Proves 1988 Carbon-14 Dating of the Shroud of Turin Used Invalid Rewoven Sample
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The Shroud Center of Southern California
Presented by
The Shroud Center of Southern California
August Accetta M.D., Founder
1 Introduction2 Science & Dating 3 History, Art & Dating4 The Passion5 What is the image?
August Accetta M.D., Founder
Medical Degree fromMarquette University 1986
Residency at UCLA Medical Center
Board certified in Obstetrics & Laser Surgery
Dating of the Shroud of Turin Used Invalid Rewoven Sample
Los Alamos Scientist Proves 1988 Carbon-14 Dating of the Shroud of Turin Used Invalid Rewoven Sample
A scientific research and exhibit centerfounded in 1996
Our purpose is to perform advanced research on the image on the Shroud
Dr. Accetta is part of an international team of physicians and scientists who have published over 400 peer-reviewed papers on the Shroud
Dating of the Shroud of Turin Used Invalid Rewoven Sample
Los Alamos Scientist Proves 1988 Carbon-14 Dating of the Shroud of Turin Used Invalid Rewoven Sample
The Shroud Center of Southern California
Orange County Register Sunday October 21, 2007
Front Page:
“Doctor Submits Shroud of Turinto Scientific Method”
“Dr. August Accetta testshis belief in the shroud's authenticity with nuclearmedicine and showcasesthe results in his FountainValley museum.”
Part 1IntroductionToThe Shroud
St. John The Baptist Cathedral Turin, Italy
The Markings on the Shroud
The Markings on the Shroud
The Markings
on the Shroud
1978 Shroud Exhibition, Turin
Team of 26 Scientists
1978 Shroud of Turin Research Project
1978 Shroud of Turin Reseach Team
Dr. Alan Adler, Professor of Chemistry at Connecticut U :
The blood stains are real human blood
The blood contains bilirubin which the body produces under severe trauma
Bilirubin makes the blood a bright red that stays red over time
Is the Blood on the Shroud Real Blood?
Body Image Blood
The Shroud displays Forensics NOT discovereduntil 1800s:
Anatomically correct image Arterial vs venal blood flows Signs of rigor mortis No signs of decomposition
Forensics
Dr. Avi Danin, Professor of Botany Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Thorny Plant
•Pollen found in quantity around head area of Shroud
•Found only near Jerusalem
•Blooms only in springtime
Gundelia Tournefortii
"It is widely accepted that the Shroud of Turin is the single most studied artifact in human history.”
Science and The Shroud
1978 Shroud of Turin Research Project Official Conclusions
1981
1978 Shroud of Turin Research Project Official Conclusions
1981
• The Shroud image is that of a real human form of a scourged, crucified man.
• The blood stains are composed of hemoglobin.
• No pigments, paints, or dyes have been found on the fibrils.
• The Shroud image is not the product of an artist.
1978 Shroud of Turin Research Project Official Conclusions
1981
• One must have an explanation which is scientifically sound, from a physical, chemical, biological and medical viewpoint.
• There are no chemical or physical methods known which can account for the totalityof the image.
• 1978 Shroud of Turin Research Project
• 1978 Shroud of Turin Research Project
• 1988 Carbon Dating
1988
1988 Carbon Dating
CSI comes to the Shroud
Cutting Carbon Dating Sample 1988
What About the 1988 Carbon Dating ?
Cutting Carbon Dating Sample 1988
What About the 1988 Carbon Dating ?
Dr. Ray Rogers
Cutting Carbon Dating Sample 1988
What About the 1988 Carbon Dating ?
Dr. Ray Rogers Sue BenfordVS
Cutting Carbon Dating Sample 1988
What About the 1988 Carbon Dating ?
Chief Chemist,Los AlamosNational Labs
Head of 1988Carbon Dating
Dr. Ray Rogers Sue BenfordVS
Cutting Carbon Dating Sample 1988
What About the 1988 Carbon Dating ?
Chief Chemist,Los AlamosNational Labs
Head of 1988Carbon Dating
Dr. Ray Rogers Sue Benford
Nurse
VS
Carbon Dating SampleTaken near SIDE STRIP
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New Evidence 1988 Carbon Dating
1988 Carbon Sample:
Contamination & Discoloration from Glues and Dyes from Medieval Side Strip
New Evidence 1988 Carbon Dating
Cotton fiber from 1988 Carbon Sample
1 The Shroud linen is flax 2 There is no cotton in the main part of the Shroud.
Cotton from SIDE STRIP in 1988 test samplecompletely invalidates the 1988 carbon dating:
This finding has been confirmed by a team of 9 scientists at theLos Alamos National Laboratory.
New Evidence 1988 Carbon Dating
Robert Villareal, Chemist, leader of team of 9 scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory 2005:
• The 1988 carbon 14 dating process failed to recognize one of the first rules of analytical chemistry…”
• “Any sample taken…. must be representative of the whole.”
• “Our analyses of the 3 thread samples taken from the C-14 sampling showed that this was NOT the case.”
New Evidence 1988 Carbon Dating
• National Geographic, 2004“There is now definitive chemical evidence that the test samples were cut from a medieval repair patch.”
• Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2005 “Scientist Ray Rogers proves 1988 carbon-14 dating used an invalid rewoven sample from the medieval side strip.”
• Beta Analytic, 2005The world’s largest carbon dating firm:“Newer thread from patches in the sample…make a first century date possible.”
New Evidence 1988 Carbon Dating
Dr. Ray Rogers, Chemist and thermal expert,Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
• Levels of vanillin in material such as linen fall over time.
• Vanillin cannot be detected within the Dead Sea scrolls or other very old linens
• "A determination of the kinetics of vanillin loss suggests the Shroud is between 1,300 and 3,000 years old."
New Evidence 1988 Carbon Dating
Mechthild Flury Lemberg,Textile Expert “The Shroud cloth correspondsto fabric found at Masada whichdates to the 1st Century."
Gilbert Raes, Ghent Textile Institute"The Shroud herringboneweave pattern is consistentwith Syrian design in1st Century.”
New Evidence 1988 Carbon Dating
Gulio Fanti, Professor of ChemicalEngineering Padua University
On the basis of 3 separate tests: -Mechanical, -Chemical-Optical
Results show that the Shroud dates to:• First Century: • With a mean of 250 years
New Evidence 1988 Carbon Dating
Part 3Early History,Art & theShroud
Is the Shroud A Clever Medieval Forgery?
Is the Shroud A Clever Medieval Forgery?
First Exhibited in Lirey France in 1355
Born 1475
The Shroud displays advanced artistic techniques FAR beyond…
Leonardo or Michelangelo
Born 1452
First Exhibited
1355
Is the Shroud A Clever Medieval Forgery?
The Shroud displays ArtisticTechniques NOT discovereduntil 1700s:
Accurate proportions 3-D Modeling Foreshortening
Are there Earlier References to the Shroud Prior to 1355?
Are there Earlier References to the Shroud Prior to 1355?
1205 Sack of Constantinople
"they have takenmany relics, including the linen in which our Lord was wrapped”
Are there Earlier References to the Shroud Prior to 1355?
1192Pray Codex
Jesus wrapped in cloth withHerringbone weave
Markings match Shroud
Are there Earlier References to the Shroud Prior to 1355?
944 Constantinople
“A full-length image of Christwith bloodstains”
Are there Earlier References to the Shroud Prior to 1355?
769 Pope Stephan III
“A cloth on which the glorious image of our Lord’s face and the length of his body was so divinely transformed that is was sufficient for those who could not see the Lord’s body in the flesh to see the transfiguration made on the cloth.”
Are there Earlier References to the Shroud Prior to 1355?
695 Justinian II Coin132 Points of Congruence to Shroud
*Legal court standard is 60 Congruent points
Are there Earlier References to the Shroud Prior to 1355?
600 Christ Pantocrater "Almighty"
170 Points of CongruenceTo Shroud
Shroud ofTurin
Shroud ofTurin
Shroud ofTurin
Are there Earlier References to the Shroud Prior to 1355?
544 “Cloth of Edessa”
“Image of Christ,of divine origin, not made byhuman hands”
325 .A.D
“The holy sacrifice of the Mass is to be celebrated on a cloth of linen consecrated by the Bishop,as if it were the clean Shroud of Christ.”
Pope Sylvester
Emperor Constantine
327 bishops
1355
1204
33
600
Shroud Timeline
1694
PART
3
Shroud ofTurin
Gospel account
Bible Ref Shroud evidence
1. Jesus was Scourged
Matt. 27:26 120 severe scourge wounds
2. Struck in the face Mt. 27:30 Swelling of right eye; nose broken.
3. “Crowned' with thorns
Matt. 27:29 Bleeding from the scalp
4. Carried a Cross Jn 19:17 Shoulder wounds
5. Cross carried for him
Mt.27:32 Knees severely injured from repeated falls.
6. Crucified by nailing hand and feet
Jn 20:25 Blood flows from nail wounds in the wrists and feet.
7. Spear in his side, legs not broken
Jn 19:31 Wound on right side inflicted by a Roman lance. The legs are not broken
Isaiah 53:5
“But he was pierced for our offenses,crushed for our sins, upon him was the chastisement that makes us whole,by his stripes we were healed.”
PART 5
What is the Image on the Shroud?
Is the Shroud a type of painting?
Official 1978 Scientific Conclusion:“The image does not reside in any applied pigment.”
What is the Image?
The Shroud is NOT a: Painting Scorch Contact image
Shroud Image
First Photographed in 1898
Secondo Pia
IF….the Shroud is NOT a: Painting Scorch Contact image
Then…WHAT is it ??
Nuclear energy can create images...
Nuclear energy can create images similar to….the Shroud
Is the ShroudA nuclear imageWas the
Shroud image formedin a similar way?
Dr. Accetta’s nuclear imaging experiments demonstratethat….
“Radiant light / energy is the most likely cause for the image on the Shroud”
The Shroud also has3D information encodedin the image
The Shroud also has3D information encodedin the image
In Conclusion…
The Shroud is a NEGATIVE image…Of a REAL human bodyOn a ANCIENT linenProduced by a LIGHT / ENERGY Source
In Conclusion…
The Shroud is a NEGATIVE image…Of a REAL human bodyOn a ANCIENT linenProduced by a LIGHT / ENERGY Source
That when analyzed by MODERN technology…Reveals a POSITIVE ImageWith THREE DIMENSIONAL properties
325 .A.D Nicene Creed
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
The only Son of God,
Eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God,
Light from Light…
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2015 Shroud Exhibition April 19 thru June 24
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Dating of the Shroud of Turin Used Invalid Rewoven Sample
Los Alamos Scientist Proves 1988 Carbon-14 Dating of the Shroud of Turin Used Invalid Rewoven Sample
Presented by
The Shroud Center of Southern California