Tag Archives: dating

No Expert “Got it Right”

Posted on January 6, 2023 by proto57

Number 9 on my list of Modern Voynich Myths states that when the 2009 radiocarbon test revealed a date range of 1404 and 1438, it showed the previous experts guessed the date correctly. But this was, and is, utterly incorrect. … Continue reading →

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The Long-Awaited Voynich Radiocarbon Report

Posted on May 14, 2021 by proto57

For almost a decade now I’ve had express permission to obtain and disseminate the original 2009 radiocarbon report of the Voynich vellum samples. Nonetheless it has been a long, confusing and sometimes frustrating trail to finally achieving that goal. I’m … Continue reading →

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Modern Voynich Myths

Posted on May 8, 2015 by proto57

When I first learned of the Voynich Manuscript back in 2006, there was a certain, accepted baseline understanding of what it might be. This foundation was supported by many different factors, both real and assumed, or some combination of both. … Continue reading →

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C14 Dating of Parchment: Testing the Test in ’72

Posted on May 13, 2011 by proto57

I am, and have been, accepting of the radiocarbon dating results for the Voynich Manuscript, as released by the University of Arizona. Well, at least as far as I believe it is the best possible current method of testing samples … Continue reading →

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Something Sheepy in the State of Denmark?

Posted on February 26, 2011 by proto57

What should one think, when two documents, arguably the number one and number two most controversial parchment/vellum artifacts known to history, were discovered to have been made at virtually the same moment in history? The Voynich was dated by the … Continue reading →

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Nagging Sense of Newness

Posted on May 20, 2009 by proto57

Being new to the blogging thing… maybe, a day late and a dollar short as I often am, with something called “twittering” out there, now… I didn’t know where to start. I finally decided to start where one of the … Continue reading →

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