Dear colleagues,
I’m pleased to share my latest study, Pre-1350 Shroud Trajectories: Wilson vs. Markwardt - A Comparative Historical Analysis. The paper presents a structured audit of the philological, material, and geopolitical evidence regarding the Shroud of Turin’s pre-Lirey provenance.
By applying a three-category evidential framework - route evidence, identity-constraining evidence, and route-neutral material data - the analysis compares Ian Wilson’s Edessa-Mandylion hypothesis with Jack Markwardt’s Antioch model. The findings favor Wilson’s pathway for its superior documentary integration, while acknowledging its conditional dependence on the pre-1204 crease regime and radiocarbon uncertainties.
You can download the full paper here: ((PDF) Pre-1350 Shroud Trajectories: Wilson vs. Markwardt -A Comparative Historical Analysis)
I welcome your feedback, comments, or further discussion within the group.
Otangelo