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The research aims to offer a comprehensive model for understanding how images on the Shroud of Turin formed, incorporating new scientific insights.

February 11, 2026Open Access

The Shroud of Turin: History's First Photograph? | A Unifying Theory of Image Formation: The Proximity Map Hypothesis

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The research aims to offer a comprehensive model for understanding how images on the Shroud of Turin formed, incorporating new scientific insights.
Developed the Proximity Map Hypothesis integrating empirical data.
Analyzed historical boundary conditions concerning burial aromatics.
Defined experimental falsification criteria for testing the proposed photochemical pathway.
Investigated the role of UV photosensitizers in image formation.
Estimates suggest that incorporating burial aromatics can reduce required peak power for image formation by a factor of 10^3 to 10^4.
The model reconciles key image characteristics such as photographic negativity and 3D encoding.
Offers a framework for experimentally validating the image formation process.

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Presents a forensic model explaining image formation on the Shroud of Turin, indicating significant implications for testing its authenticity.

Brian Naughton (2026) studied this question.

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Presents a forensic model explaining image formation on the Shroud of Turin, indicating significant implications for testing its authenticity.