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X-Ray Dating of Ancient Linen Fabrics

Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 4:37 pm
by shpalman
So, this is a new way of dating linen fabrics with x-rays, which has been calibrated with carbon-14 dating, so that when it comes to the Turin Shroud they can get different results to the accepted carbon-14 date...

Re: X-Ray Dating of Ancient Linen Fabrics

Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 7:00 pm
by jimbob
I've briefly looked at the abstract, and am surprised that the degradation rate is sufficiently constant for it to be used in dating.