Scientists have challenged a study claiming the Shroud of Turin is a medieval creation, saying new analysis strengthens the possibility that the cloth could be authentic
New research has strengthened arguments that the Shroud of Turin, believed by some to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ, may be authentic. A team of scientists criticised a digital reconstruction by Brazilian designer Cicero Moraes that suggested the image was created using a flat sculpture, arguing the model relied on inaccurate proportions, reversed facial features and unsuitable materials
The researchers said the reconstruction used cotton instead of linen and depended on a single outdated photograph, weakening claims that the cloth is a medieval forgery. While Moraes defended his work as a technical study of cloth deformation, experts said the dispute highlights the need for stronger scientific and historical evidence as debate over the Shroud’s origin continues.
