Evaluation of efforts to validate and invalidate the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin (burial cloth of Jesus).

The Burial Cloth Shrouded in Controversy The age of the Shroud of Turin has been widely debated since its official discovery in the 14th century, and is at the base of argument of whether the shroud is authentic. Since its discovery, it has become an icon of Christian Religion, one that provides concrete evidence of the death and resurrection of Christ to those who trust its authenticity. Within the past two decades, falling "squarely within …

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