Eventually the railroad arrived in the area and the residents eventually moved creating a the new town of Teague in 1906. Teague also has a 3300 foot long airport used primarily for recreational use. Teague is located at 31Â°37â²39â³N 96Â°17â²0â³W / 31.6275Â°N 96.283333Â°W / 31.6275; -96.283333 (31.627618, -96.283353).
At the heart of the Shroud controversy is the validity of the carbon dating performed on three samples snipped from the Shroud in April 1988. The samples were taken from the front foot area of the14-foot-long linen, on which the faint image is laid out in a head to head, dorsal and frontal view.
Events such as volcanic eruptions can increase or reduce the amount of Carbon-14. Scientists need to account for this with a margin of error. In addition, carbon 14 decays with a half life of about 5,700 years and, even with good quality samples, dating can only go back to around 60,000 years. To date anything older than that, scientists need to rely upon other dating methods, like relying upon other isotopes such as potassium and argon.