A Simple, Natural Mechanism for the Transfer of Dry Bloodstains onto the Shroud of Turin
Issue:
Volume 11, Issue 2, December 2023
Pages:
17-21
Received:
13 August 2023
Accepted:
29 August 2023
Published:
8 September 2023
Abstract: The Shroud of Turin is a large linen cloth that bears the faint image of a crucified man containing bloodstains corresponding to scourging and crucifixion. Although the Shroud has been heralded as the most studied archaeological object in the world, the nature and origin of the image remains enigmatic, with explanations ranging from the natural to the supernatural. The bloodstains have been demonstrated to contain authentic blood components including hemoglobin, albumin, and immunoglobulin, although the species of origin remains to be determined. Controversy exists regarding the proposed blood transfer from a body to the cloth, particularly if certain bloodstains occurred in a dry state. The suggestion has been made that dried blood was thrust onto the cloth by a brief radiation burst emitted from the body, although demonstration of such a process is lacking. Here, a simple, natural mechanism is shown that could account for the imprinting of dried bloodstains onto the Shroud. Specifically, these studies examine the idea that temperature and humidity conditions like those described for a cave tomb environment are sufficient for the rehydration and transfer of dry blood stains. Moreover, these data demonstrate that high humidity imprinting faithfully represents the original patterns of dried blood and dried serum stains on skin.
Abstract: The Shroud of Turin is a large linen cloth that bears the faint image of a crucified man containing bloodstains corresponding to scourging and crucifixion. Although the Shroud has been heralded as the most studied archaeological object in the world, the nature and origin of the image remains enigmatic, with explanations ranging from the natural to ...
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The Pointed Bottom Bottle: An Ancient Instrument for Monitoring Earth-air
Hongshou Li,
Fei Li,
Shunren Wang
Issue:
Volume 11, Issue 2, December 2023
Pages:
22-36
Received:
31 August 2023
Accepted:
18 September 2023
Published:
27 September 2023
Abstract: The pointed bottom bottle (PBB) is a specific type of pottery with a pointed bottom widely produced in the Yangshao culture (7000–5000 BP) of prehistoric China. Since its discovery, opinions vary regarding its usage and purpose of design. Monitoring the air pressure enclosed in the PBB, this paper potentially reveals its usage and a possible reason for such a unique shape: it is an instrument of monitoring the earth-air by the general public as a practice of hou-qi. Ancient Chinese buried the PBB under the earthen floor in a sheltered room. Due to a moderate size of the room, daily temperature fluctuation of the earthen floor was limited, and the height of PBB was consistent with the depth of the earthen layer with a daily temperature change. However, using PBB to define solar terms on a yearly basis could have been interfered by the daily temperature variation of soil. Ancient people took advantage of the large daily temperature variation in the top layer of the soil and the small fluctuations with a hysteresis of ~12 hours in the lower layer, so that the temperature changes in upper and lower levels of soil exist in different directions. This counterbalances the interference of daily temperature response on pressure through spatial and temporal differences of temperature fluctuations in upper and lower parts inside PBB. The PBB can further eliminate the influence of daily fluctuation peaks of the atmospheric pressure, making changes in air pressure inside the bottle completely following the yearly temperature, functioning as farming seasonal guidance.
Abstract: The pointed bottom bottle (PBB) is a specific type of pottery with a pointed bottom widely produced in the Yangshao culture (7000–5000 BP) of prehistoric China. Since its discovery, opinions vary regarding its usage and purpose of design. Monitoring the air pressure enclosed in the PBB, this paper potentially reveals its usage and a possible reason...
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Research Article
“Dumtru”: The Expressing of Democracy in Bring Village Grime Valley - Papua - Indonesia
Erlin Novita Idje Djami,
Lutfi Yondri*,
Sonya Martha Kawer,
Marlin Tolla,
Klementin Fairyo,
Bau Mene,
Peter Marinus Apituley,
Theodora Ngaderman
Issue:
Volume 11, Issue 2, December 2023
Pages:
37-45
Received:
31 October 2023
Accepted:
21 November 2023
Published:
29 November 2023
Abstract: The existence of archaeological sites and remains contained therein can be concluded as a reflection and deposition of various human behaviors supporting their culture in the past. One aspect that is quite interesting to study in the scope of Papuan cultural customs is how aspects of democracy in society in the past were formed and then became traditions in the lives of the people who support their culture. The research aims to reveal the process of the formation of democracy so that it becomes a reference for today's Papuan people who are still implementing this system amidst socio-cultural developments and changes in community life. The method used is a qualitative approach with semiotic model data processing. The results of the research begin with a search for terms used for democracy among the Papuan people in the Grime Valley area, which are manifested in the form of archaeological remains in the form of a ring stone called Demutrui by the Demetin community, Dumtrui by the Sawoi community, Demoutru by the Nimboran community, and Dumtru by the community Bring and Klaisu refer to stone buildings that were used as places for traditional deliberations in implementing aspects of democracy in the past by the five main traditional institutions. Archaeological findings include the center of the earth (Yansu), a fire furnace (Nangglik Katuk), a human being turned into a stone (Dum Me), a Keystone (Dumklap), an Inauguration Stone (Ulapdum), and a stone arrangement for traditional deliberations (Dumtru) in Bring Village As part of the Grime Valley area, it is a very important cultural heritage in revealing the beginning of the formation of democracy, because behind these remains there are values of cultural progress such as traditional knowledge, art and community rituals.
Abstract: The existence of archaeological sites and remains contained therein can be concluded as a reflection and deposition of various human behaviors supporting their culture in the past. One aspect that is quite interesting to study in the scope of Papuan cultural customs is how aspects of democracy in society in the past were formed and then became trad...
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