article_snippet: Many are disappointed, not surprisingly, that the shroud dated to between AD 1260 and 1390.
article_snippet: I recall my own disappointment (but not surprise) on hearing the results back in 1988.
article_snippet: Those who defend the authenticity of the shroud often say the sample might have been taken from a part of the shroud that was repaired after the sample was damaged by fire in the 16th century.
article_snippet: The scientists who took the sample knew what The scientists who took the sample were doing.
article_snippet: Professor Christopher Ramsey noted that the unusual weave on the sample matched the weave on the rest of the shroud perfectly.