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Researchers analyzing dust and fibers from the Turin Shroud identified plant DNA—carrot, bread wheat, maize, peanuts, and various fruits—suggesting contamination over time rather than revealing the cloth’s age; metagenomic DNA cannot confirm origin, while radiocarbon dating in 1988 placed the cloth at 1260–1390 AD and a 2024 analysis hinted at a date closer to 2,000 years, with the final results not yet published.
Researchers analyzing dust and fibers from the Shroud of Turin report plant DNA—carrot, bread wheat and other crops—signalling contamination over time rather than confirming the relic’s age; they caution metagenomics can’t reliably date the cloth, even as radiocarbon dating in 1988 placed it medieval (1260–1390 AD) and 2024 WAXS results broadly align with a two-millennium history.
Artemis II completes its lunar flyby with a record-setting Pacific splashdown, while New Zealand’s kakapo marks a major breeding season as part of its recovery effort. In archaeology/ancient DNA news, the Shroud of Turin DNA analysis reveals human and non-human DNA (including carrots and red coral), fueling ongoing debate about its origin. The week also highlights progress toward a functional cure for type 1 diabetes in a Science Spotlight.
A study using open-source tools (Blender and MakeHuman) models a 1.8-meter adult male and finds that the Shroud’s image is more consistent with a low-relief artistic technique than a direct imprint from a 3D body, suggesting the famed cloth may be an artwork rather than a miraculous burial image.
At Mar-a-Lago’s New Year’s Eve party, President Trump introduced Vanessa Horabuena, a speed painter who quickly created a Shroud of Turin–inspired portrait, which sold for $2.75 million to benefit St. Jude and a sheriff’s department, highlighting the growing prominence of live-speed painting in religious and conservative circles.
A new study using 3D modeling suggests the Shroud of Turin may not be a genuine burial cloth but rather a work of art or a statue, challenging traditional beliefs about its authenticity and highlighting the potential of digital tools to explore historical mysteries.
A Brazilian researcher used 3D digital modeling to suggest that the image on the Shroud of Turin may have been created by a low-relief sculpture, challenging traditional views and proposing a possible artistic origin for the relic's image.
The guardians of the Shroud of Turin dispute a recent study claiming the burial cloth's image was artistically created rather than a real human imprint, citing historical research and expert opinions to uphold its authenticity as a Christian relic.
New research suggests the Shroud of Turin was not used to wrap Jesus' body but is instead an artistic recreation, based on 3D modeling that shows its image aligns more with a low-relief art piece than a direct imprint of a human body, challenging traditional beliefs about the relic's authenticity.