![]() * Placing flowering plants and other objects along with the body According to Danin, his findings corroborate the following sequence of events: "The evidence clearly points to a floral grouping from the area surrounding Jerusalem."ĭanin stated that the evidence revealing these species on the Shroud suggests that they were placed with the body prior to the process that caused the formation of images on the cloth. "This combination of flowers can be found in only one region of the world," Danin stated. The area is anchored toward the Jerusalem-Hebron zone with the addition of a third species, Cistus creticus, identified as being placed on the Shroud through an analysis of pollen and floral imaging. The area is bounded by lines linking Jerusalem and Hebron in Israel and Madaba and Karak in Jordan. Gundelia tournefortii and Zygophyllum dumosum coexist in a limited area, according to Danin, a leading authority on plants of Israel. This is a native plant with an unusual leaf morphology, displaying paired leaflets on the ends of leaf petiole of the current year during the beginning of winter. However, their research looked at pollen grains and images from the entire piece of fabric and compared them with a fabric that has a documented history.Īnother plant seen in a clear image on the Shroud is of the Zygophyllum dumosum species, according to the paper. The authors do not question the accuracy of the carbon-14 dating test which was done on only a single sample taken from one highly contaminated corner of the shroud, he said. "The pollen association and the similarities in the blood stains in the two cloths provide clear evidence that the Shroud originated before the 8th Century."ĭanin stated that this botanical research disputes the validity of the claim that the Shroud was from Europe during the Middle Ages, as many researchers had concluded in 1988 based on carbon-14 dating tests. "There is no way that similar patterns of blood stains, probably of the identical blood type, with the same type of pollen grains, could not be synchronic - covering the same body," Danin stated. What is clear is that the blood stains on both cloths are in a similar pattern. ![]() Both cloths also carry type AB blood stains, although some argue that ancient blood types are hard to interpret. The location of the Sudarium has been documented from the 1st Century and it has resided in the Cathedral of Oviedo in Spain since the 8th Century. Two pollen grains of this species were also found on the Sudarium of Oviedo, widely accepted as the burial face cloth of Jesus. It has been hypothesized by the Whangers, who have researched the Shroud for decades, that this is the plant used for the "crown of thorns" on Jesus' head. An image of the plant can be seen near the image of the man's shoulder. The analysis positively identifies a high density of pollen of the thistle Gundelia tournefortii which has bloomed in Israel between March and May for millennia. Analysis of the floral images by Danin and an analysis of the pollen grains by Uri Baruch identify a combination of certain species that could be found only in the months of March and April in the region of Jerusalem during that time. Tentatively identifying the plant images through a method of image comparison known as Polarized Image Overlay Technique (PIOT), Alan and Mary Whanger have reported that the flowers were from the Near East region and that the Shroud originated in early centuries. In addition to the image of a crucified man, the cloth also contains faint images of plants. Held only once every six years, the International Botanical Congress last met in the United States in 1969, when it was held in Seattle, Washington.ĭanin's analysis suggests that flowers and other plant materials were placed on the Shroud of Turin, leaving pollen grains and imprints of plants and flowers on the linen cloth. Louis this week to discuss the latest research on plants for human survival and improved quality of life. ![]() More than 4,000 scientists from 100 countries are meeting in St. The peer-reviewed publication will be available in late summer.ĭanin presented his research findings at a lecture series held in conjunction with the XVI International Botanical Congress. The review of plant and pollen evidence is being published by the Missouri Botanical Garden Press as Flora of the Shroud of Turin by Danin, Alan Whanger, Mary Whanger, and Uri Baruch. Botanist Avinoam Danin of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem determined the origin of the Shroud based on a comprehensive analysis of pollen taken from the Shroud and plant images associated with the Shroud. ![]()
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