Flax fibres have been used by humans for approximately 10,000 years. With time, the
geographic area of production and cultivation has changed, as have the applications of flax …

Reliable estimation of ages and temporal correlations through the Quaternary Period (< 2.58
Myr) have led to a better understanding of paleoclimatic changes. Various dating techniques …

There is a huge number of undated digitized and undigitized historical manuscripts from
antiquity. The dates of production of these historical manuscripts are of interest to historians …

Archaeological textiles are suitable material for radiocarbon dating as they are mainly made
of organic matter, such as plant and/or animal fibres. Radiocarbon dating provides objective …

On a sample of the Turin Shroud (TS), we applied a new method for dating ancient linen
threads by inspecting their structural degradation by means of Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering …

Abstract The Shroud of Turin is a long, narrow strip of linen cloth believed by many to be the
burial cloth of Jesus. The Shroud is unique because faint images of a crucified man are …

We review the sampling and results of the radiocarbon dating of the archaeological cloth
known as the Shroud of Turin, in the light of recent statistical analyses of both published and …

In the same issue of Nature that the radiocarbon dating results for the Shroud of Turin were
published, Phillips hypothesized that neutron radiation could have altered the reported …

We review the statistical method cited in the report of the radiocarbon dating of the Shroud of
Turin. Following strict analytical protocol, we find the Shroud data to be heterogeneous …

This joint Editorial is uncustomary but motivated by the authors' shared concern about the
problem of scientism, ie, the excessive belief in the power of scientific knowledge or …