Shroud of Turin FAQ

. . . in referece to the wikipedia text, solar masking, or "shadow theory"

There is no image underneath the bloodstains. This means that wherever there was blood on the cloth it inhibited image formation. This cannot work in reverse. Wilson's theory will not work with the bloodstains.

Return to summary of why the shadow theory fails. See: solar masking, or "shadow theory"

 

phase-contrast photomicrograph of a fiber and its image bearing coating. The coating is composed of starch fractions and saccharides.
 

faint second face on backside of cloth; not possible with the shadow shroud theory.
 

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