Study: Shroud of Turin Likely Medieval Artwork

A new study led by Brazilian 3D digital designer Cicero Moraes concludes that the Shroud of Turin could not have been formed by draping over a real human body. Using advanced digital modelling and 3D simulation tools, Moraes found that the image on the shroud matches impressions from a low-relief sculpture rather than a human form. The research compared fabric draping on both a 3D human model and a low-relief representation, revealing that only the latter produced a pattern consistent with historical photographs of the shroud. These results align with previous carbon dating, which placed the shroud's origin between 1260 and 1390 AD, a period when such artistic techniques were common in Europe. The study, published in Archaeometry, challenges claims of the relic's authenticity as Jesus' burial cloth and instead suggests it is a 'masterpiece of Christian art.'