For decades, the Shroud of Turin—a linen cloth bearing the image of a crucified man—has been at the center of faith and controversy. Originally dated to the Middle Ages, new research is challenging ...

Carbon dating has downsides, however. The analyzed sample is destroyed during the process, and some results can be misleading. “The problem with earlier tests (on the scrolls) is that they didn ...

It uses a technique called carbon dating, which has "revolutionised archaeology", winning its discoverer a Nobel Prize in 1960, French scientist Lucile Beck said.

Carbon dating reveals famed Baja cave paintings to be much older than previously ... But now new radiocarbon dating pushes that timeframe back to 11,000 years. ... Mexico in this undated image.

The collection included items such as the jeweled cross of Pope Sergius, relics belonging to St. Praxedes and St. Agnes, as well as the Uronica icon, an image of Christ as ruler of the universe ...

A Varanasi court on Friday rejected the Hindu petitioners' plea for carbon dating of what is claimed to be a 'shivling' in the Gyanvapi mosque premises, a government counsel said. IMAGE: The ...

Carbon dating measures the ratio of carbon-14 to carbon-12 in samples to estimate age, effective up to about 50,000 years. The process involves removing contaminants, ...