It is standard procedure for scientists to publicly make available their data for other scientists to also analyze it. However, in the case of the C-14 labs, they would not disclose their data. The data was kept secret for more than 29 years! It took legal action against the British Museum for them to eventually …
The C-14 was tested by three labs. The whole point of having three labs test the shroud was to have independent testing. In order to do this, some things are required to achieve independence: – Tests should be done concurrently – There should not be any leaks of data from the lab to the outside …
Are there examples of the shroud weave (linen) from the 1st century to show they had the technology to produce such a weave? Yes, during the first century they had the technology to produce the herringbone weave. Various herringbone weaves have been found in antiquity: A pair of woolen leggings found in the permafrost of …
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When the labs got their samples, they did not properly document their samples with photographs. Also, during the pretreatment, no labs had reported their samples contained contamination or how much there were. So, all the labs were not rigorous in carrying out the initial steps of the dating. What is surprising to learn is that, …
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According to the official Nature C-14 report, each lab got ~50 mg of the shroud sample. “Three samples, each ~50 mg in weight, were prepared from this strip.” https://www.shroud.com/nature.htm But on closer inspection, the weights for each given specimen varies. Italian researcher Marinelli said, “Also, regards the weights, there later were pronouncements that gave different …
When they were unveiling the shroud, cutting from it, and putting the samples into the vials for the labs, the entire process was supposed to be filmed. But this did not happen. The entire procedure was filmed except for the most critical point — when the samples were placed into the vials. There is no …
Rigorous scientific tests should involve blind testing. In a blind or blinded experiment, information which may influence the participants of the experiment is withheld until after the experiment is complete. Good blinding can reduce or eliminate experimental biases that arise from a participants’ expectations, observer’s effect on the participants, observer bias, confirmation bias, and other …
Another evidence the Raes corner is not representative of the shroud is the Quad Mosaic imaging. These color images should be interpreted as chemical composition maps. We don’t know from the images what these chemicals are, only that they are not the same everywhere. The same color in two locations indicates a likelihood that the …
It was bad enough to only pick a single sample spot for the C-14 dating. But, if you’re going to pick a single spot, you should at least sample from the least contaminated section. Instead, it was sampled from one of the most contaminated sections on the shroud. When the TS was on public exhibitions …
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In 1988 when they did the C-14 testing, AMS was a relatively new C-14 technique and had only been in use for a few years. “In 1982, AMS labs began processing archaeological samples for radiocarbon dating.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerat … ectrometry It would be unwise to rely solely on a new technique and would’ve made more sense …