In 1998 scientists at the Optics Institute in Orsay decided to compare the bloodstain patterns on the Tunic of Argenteuil and on the Turin Shroud\u00a0 They created realistic and rotational computerized geometric models of what the tunic would look like if worn by a man of the same physical stature and morphology as the man depicted on the shroud.\u00a0 The result was absolutely bewildering:\u00a0 it turned out that the bloodstains on the tunic were aligned exactly with the imprinted wounds visible on the shroud.\u00a0 Overlaying both images drove the scientists to the conclusion that both clothes were stained by the same bleeding man.<\/p>\n
Could that man have been Jesus of Nazareth?\u00a0 It was confirmed that the tunic was produced using horizontal looms, whose width matched the proportions of those looms used in Christ\u2019s time.\u00a0 The weave, made using a so-called Z twist, indicates that the robe was probably made in the Near or Middle East.\u00a0 The fabric\u2019s dye was made of dyer\u2019s madder (Rubia tinctorum),<\/em> which was in widespread use in ancient times around the Mediterranean Basin.\u00a0 The dyeing took place before the fabric was woven, and alum was used alongside the dye to dress the cloth.\u00a0 Both of these practices were common in the first century.<\/p>\n Because of these results, interest in the tunic steadily grew throughout the scientific community.\u00a0 In 2004, the Institute of Genetic Molecular Anthropology in Paris commenced tests on the relic.\u00a0 During restoration work one year earlier, the tunic was cleaned with a special vacuum cleaner.\u00a0 Scientists therefore decided to analyze the vacuumed particles.\u00a0 With the use of a scanning electron microscope (SEM), they discovered 115 pollen grains belonged (sic)<\/em> to 18 plant species.\u00a0 The most frequently occurring types of pollen were from:\u00a0 nettle (Urtica fragilis),<\/em> with 41 grains, and Syrian mesquite (Prosopis farcta),<\/em> with 13 grains.\u00a0 Most of the pollen grains belonged to species that had already been discovered on the Turin Shroud (six species) and the Sudarium of Oviedo (seven species)\u00a0 Among them were Lebanon cedar (Cedrus libani)<\/em> and spreading pellitory (Parietaria judaica).<\/em>\u00a0 The most significant discovery, however, was of two species endemic to Palestine:\u00a0 the terebinth (Pistacia palaestina) and the tamarisk (Tamarix hampeana).<\/em>\u00a0 Their pollen grains have likewise been discovered on the Turin and Oviedo cloths.<\/p>\n Lots more at the link.<\/p>\n http:\/\/shroudstory.com\/2013\/11\/06\/of-similarities-the-tunic-of-argenteuil-and-the-shroud-of-turin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In 1998 scientists at the Optics Institute in Orsay decided to compare the bloodstain patterns on the Tunic of Argenteuil and on the Turin Shroud\u00a0 They created realistic and rotational computerized geometric models of what the tunic would look like if worn by a man of the same physical stature and morphology as the man … Continue reading Of Similarities: The Tunic of Argenteuil and the Shroud of Turin<\/span>