The cloth has been dated to around AD 700 by radiocarbon dating. However, at the same conference at which this information was presented, it was noted that in actuality the cloth has a definite history extending back to approximately AD 570. The laboratory noted that later oil contamination could have resulted in the late dating.The Second International Conference on the Sudarium of Oviedo, April 2007, retrieved 16 June 2013.
The cloth has been dated to around AD 700 by radiocarbon dating. However, at the same conference at which this information was presented, it was noted that in actuality the cloth has a definite history extending back to approximately AD 570. The la.boratory noted that later oil contamination could have resulted in the late dating.The Second International Conference on the Sudarium of Oviedo, April 2007, retrieved 16 June 2013