The shroud of Turin, which shows the negative image of
the body of a man who appears to have been crucified, is
believed by many to be the burial shroud of Jesus of
Nazareth. See Figure 3.1.9. In 1988 the Vatican granted
permission to have the shroud carbon-dated. Three inde-
pendent scientific laboratories analyzed the cloth and
concluded that the shroud was approximately 660 years
old,* an age consistent with its historical appearance Using this age, determine what percentage of the origi-
nal amount of C-14 remained in the cloth as of 1988.
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