Revisiting a pure stochastic mechanism to explain the body image formation on the Linen of Turin

Fazio, G.; Mandaglio, G.; Anastasi, A.

doi:10.1080/00405000.2016.1262200

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“…The most probable origin of the TS body image has been explained previously by Fazio and Mandaglio (2015), Fazio et al (2015bFazio et al ( , 2016 and Fanti (2015), and evidence has also been found of ferritin iron and creatinine being consistently bound into some of the fibres of the relic (Carlino et al 2017). According to our analysis, the image was created when the body was lying in the supine position, on a hard surface, where the contact between the body and the cloth was controlled by gravity.…”

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“…The most probable origin of the TS body image has been explained previously by Fazio and Mandaglio (), Fazio et al . (, ) and Fanti (), and evidence has also been found of ferritin iron and creatinine being consistently bound into some of the fibres of the relic (Carlino et al . ).…”

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confidence: 94%

“…In addition, the visible oxidation of the linen fibres (Fazio et al . , ) is a thus far inexplicable and unknown phenomenon, and there are no other equivalent burial cloths with which to compare this image, as well as fewer data about ancient types of crucifixion. The debate about the TS, which does not seem to be a clear puzzle to solve, is opened up when we take into consideration the controversial 14 C dating of the TS, which placed the cloth in a medieval context (Damon et al .…”

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“…One factor that should be considered is the probable use of burial ointments (Boi 2012(Boi , 2017Fazio et al 2015a), which would have helped to fix the TS body image. In addition, the visible oxidation of the linen fibres (Fazio et al 2015b(Fazio et al , 2016) is a thus far inexplicable and unknown phenomenon, and there are no other equivalent burial cloths with which to compare this image, as well as fewer data about ancient types of crucifixion. The debate about the TS, which does not seem to be a clear puzzle to solve, is opened up when we take into consideration the controversial 14 C dating of the TS, which placed the cloth in a medieval context (Damon et al 1989), or the DNA analysis, which found biological sources from the late Middle Ages, including the prior period, and from different geographical areas (Barcaccia et al 2015).…”

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The Evidence of Crucifixion on the Shroud of Turin Through the Anatomical Traits of the Lower Limbs and Feet

Caja

Boi

2018

Archaeometry

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The imprint of the feet and lower limbs, as well as the blood and rivulets, present on the Shroud of Turin were analysed with regard to anatomical and pathological characteristics. In the dorsal image of the cloth, the crucifixion position shows the left foot on top of the right one; in the frontal view, the feet are almost parallel. The nail used in the crucifixion was driven through the foot. In the frontal image, the knees, the tibiae and the ankles seem to be parallel with different varus–valgus angles; the left one is straighter than the right one, which shows a greater angle. Because of this parallelism, both ankles show a plantar flexion that is dissimilar in the dorsal images. We describe for the first time the anatomical study of the image of the Shroud through modern concepts. At the level of biomechanics and anatomy, the image on the Shroud of Turin does not comply with modern knowledge; in fact, the image fails with regard to some aspects that we cannot interpret yet.

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The Evidence of Crucifixion on the Shroud of Turin Through the Anatomical Traits of the Lower Limbs and Feet

Caja

Boi

2018

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“…Some people believe that the Shroud is a Medieval forgery and have tried to demonstrate this hypothesis with experiments in the laboratory, whilst others believe that the Shroud is the product of a miraculous event. We propose, in the present paper and in our previous publications, a natural mechanism to explain the Shroud body image formation: the yellowed fibrils yielding the image show a probabilistic distribution that can be described with a mathematical expression: P(z) = P max •(1 − z/R 0 ), where P(z) is the probability to yellow a fibril at the z cloth-body distance, P max is the maximum probability (measurable in the areas with z = 0), and R 0 (37 mm, only for the frontal image) is the z value that makes P(R 0 ) = 0 [17].…”

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Describing, Step by Step, the Shroud Body Image Formation

2018

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In the recent past, we introduced a natural mechanism (stochastic) in the literature to explain the image formation on the Linen of Turin by taking into account the yellowed linen fibrils distribution of the Shroud. In our opinion, a weak energy source like the thermal radiation produced by the enveloped corpse yielded on the linen a latent image, ruled by a stochastic process, and made by small bundles of yellowed fibrils. The image on the Shroud is unique and it appeared later than the blood image with its 2D and 3D characteristics. Moreover, a correlation between the density of yellowed fibrils and the cloth-body distance is present, again proving the action of a stochastic process. In this paper, we would like to discuss, step by step, the whole natural process that occurred in the formation of the Shroud body image. In every case, to confirm our hypothesis of Shroud body image formation, it is necessary to perform experimental investigations in the Forensic Medicine area.

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The Shroud Body Image Generation. Immanent or Transcendent Action?

Fazio

2019

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In this article, we shall study the mechanism of the Shroud body image formation with the help of both natural sciences and religion. The various possibilities can be divided into three groups of hypothesis: the first one is that of the fake, the second one is the miracle and the third one of the natural event. The first hypothesis is discarded by the interdisciplinary work of the STURP (The Shroud of Turin Research Project) team. Their results do not support the hypothesis that the blood stains and the body image are due to a forger. In our opinion, even if the Miracle by God is possible, the proposed hypotheses of the supernatural event are theologically unacceptable. So, the natural one remains well supported by the "Ockham's razor". Obviously, this last model must be verified by experimental evidence. However, this result is not contrary to the hypothesis that the body image is the one of the Nazarene.

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Revisiting a pure stochastic mechanism to explain the body image formation on the Linen of Turin

Cited by 4 publications

References 15 publications

The Evidence of Crucifixion on the Shroud of Turin Through the Anatomical Traits of the Lower Limbs and Feet

The Evidence of Crucifixion on the Shroud of Turin Through the Anatomical Traits of the Lower Limbs and Feet

Describing, Step by Step, the Shroud Body Image Formation

The Shroud Body Image Generation. Immanent or Transcendent Action?

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