Gold and Silver Particles on the Turin Shroud, Studied by Scanning Electron Microscopy and Elemental Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22112172 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gérard Lucotte |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 04 |
| Pages | 262-281 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeological Discovery (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2331-1959 • E-ISSN: 2331-1967 |
| Publisher | Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4236/ad.2022.104009 |
| OpenAlex | W4312311601 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
We have studied by optical microscopy and by SEM-EDX some metallic particles of gold and silver adhering to a sample of the Turin Shroud. A total number of eighteen particles (and sub-particles) containing these two elements were characterized in details. Three of them (e49, b22 and h28-0) are parts of gold scales, and six (l38-1, 2, 3, 4, 7’ and 12) are micro-grains of a gold powder. The three a23-1, 2 and 3 sub-particles are the metallic parts of a spot of painting. The e27 particle (of electrum) is possibly some part of a coin of a Byzantine money; possibly also, the m10 particle could be parts of a billion (a coin of money used during the Roman Antiquity)
Archaeology · Art · Byzantine architecture · Composite material · Geography · Metal · Metallurgy · Mineralogy · Optical microscope · Scanning electron microscope · Shroud · Chemistry · Cold Fusion and Nuclear Reactions · Materials Science · Nuclear Physics and Applications · Radioactive Decay and Measurement Techniques · Geology
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |