An artifact believed by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus. It contains a reverse (like a photographic negative) image of a bearded man's face. It has been the center of much controversy and debate, and has been subjected to a wide battery of scientific tests, which have done little to resolve the controversy, as the artifact is religious in nature. Carbon dating of the shroud has estimated its date of creation to be approximately 1200 AD, though there has recently been some noise about accumulation of bacterial coatings that would make carbon dating underestimate its age. I, personally, doubt they would throw off readings by 1200 years, which would make this an old, but decidedly not 2000 year old, hoax. My expertise on this subject comes from a show I saw on the discovery channel about an hour ago, so if anyone else has something to add, have at it!