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Thu 12 Dec 2009Burial cloth casts new doubts on Turin Shroud
JERUSALEM – A burial garment found in Jerusalem that dates to the days of Jesus provides evidence that undermines similar claims made for the renowned Shroud of Turin, scholars said in research published yesterday.
The garment also reveals the oldest case of leprosy found in ancient Israel, according to a statement from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, one of several institutions whose researchers examined the burial cloth. Radiocarbon methods date the cloth to the years from 1 to 50AD.
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