"Interviewer: The Shroud, the large linen sheet bearing marks consistent with the torture and crucifixion of Christ, now preserved in Turin Cathedral, is the subject of heated controversy regarding its dating. You coordinated a study that sets the date between 33 AD and 250 AD. What methods did you use? Are there any new elements? Professor Fanti: First of all, it should be remembered that the Shroud of Turin (ST) was dated using the carbon-14 method in 1988, resulting in an age of 1325 AD with an uncertainty of ±65 years at a 95% confidence level. However, recent studies, including those conducted by the team of Prof. Marco Riani, professor of statistics at the University of Parma, have shown how unreliable these data are. In fact, in 1988, a probable contamination of the linen was not considered, which distorted the results, in addition to other procedural errors."
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