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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Turin Shroud imprint might not be from human body, says groundbreaking new study

The imprint of a human-like figure on the Shroud of Turin may have come from a shallow sculpture and not an actual person, according to a new study that sheds more light on the world’s most studied archaeological artefact.

The shroud measuring 14ft by 3.6ft first emerged in the 1350s, bearing the faint image of a man that many believe to be the imprint of Jesus Christ.

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