If you haven't heard of the Shroud of Turin and like a good mysterious history tale, you should definitely take a look. It is the purported shroud that Jesus was wrapped in and carries a "print" of the man's face and body. It;s largely believed to be a medieval fake due to a carbon dating project done in the 80s, but recent findings have casted doubt upon that. For one, some believe that the area tested, a damaged edge, was at one point repaired and re-weaved to make it less obvious. They say the medieval date picked up by the test is simply the newer fibers that were interwoven with the originals.
Now, scientists say that the only way the image could have been imprinted on the cloth was by a UV laser. Through testing, they've found no pigment, brushwork, or source for the image, not to mention that the image is a negative, something that would be odd to see before photography.,,
Anyways...check it out. Lots of cool and interesting theories and ideas.
Story:http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/scientists-turin-shroud-image-created-ultraviolet-lasers-182107870.html
Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shroud_of_Turin#Recent_developments
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