US EditionA Digital Artist Rebuilt the Shroud of Turin. Turns Out The Shroud Might Not Show a Real Body at All
METROPOLITAN CITY OF TURIN, PIEDMONT, AUG 5 – Brazilian 3D designer Cícero Moraes proposes the Shroud of Turin image was made using a low-relief sculpture model, challenging earlier radiocarbon dating placing the cloth in the 14th century.
- Brazilian 3D designer Cicero Moraes published a study in Archaeometry suggesting the Shroud of Turin's image was created by a low-relief model rather than a real body.
- This theory builds on decades of research and disputes, including a 1989 radiocarbon test dating the cloth to the 14th century and differing views on the shroud's authenticity.
- Moraes used digital simulations to show the shroud's imprint fits a cloth laid over a mostly flat sculpture, not a human body, echoing prior knowledge of the image as an orthogonal projection.
- Moraes explained that this study provides a new viewpoint on how the Shroud of Turin's image may have been formed, while demonstrating how digital tools can play a crucial role in exploring and solving historical enigmas.
- The study reignited debate as the custodians declined to comment on hypotheses from scientists of varying credibility, reaffirming the shroud's religious significance despite ongoing academic disputes.
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