Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat
Jun 29, 2026 · 37 min · 14 segments
A fourteen-foot strip of linen in Turin, Italy bears the ghostly image of a crucified man... and has divided scientists, historians, and believers for nearly seven hundred years. From the Black Death…
It's about 14 feet long, and it bears the faint, ghostly image of a man who appears to have been crucified.
For others, it's a medieval masterpiece, a forgery so brilliant it's fooled people for 700 years.
I'm Dr. Harini Bhat, and this is Hidden History, a Rewind original powered by Pave Studios.
On this show, we're exploring some of the most mysterious events from history that have yet to be fully explained, and examining all the different theories from science to the supernatural and everything in between.
From vanished civilizations and doomsday prophecies to paranormal experiences and unexplained phenomena, I'm looking at it all, and I want you to join me.
Before we begin, I'd love it if you could rate, review, and follow Hidden History.
Your support allows our community to grow and for other people to discover the show.
Today's episode is all about the Shroud of Turin, a piece of ancient linen with a haunting image of a crucified man that some believe is the actual burial cloth of Jesus Christ.
For nearly 700 years, it has divided believers and skeptics, scientists, and theologians.
Is it the most important religious artifact ever found, an elaborate medieval hoax, or something else entirely? We're getting into all of it.
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It's about 14 feet long, and it bears the faint, ghostly image of a man who appears to have been crucified.
For others, it's a medieval masterpiece, a forgery so brilliant it's fooled people for 700 years.
I'm Dr. Harini Bhat, and this is Hidden History, a Rewind original powered by Pave Studios.
On this show, we're exploring some of the most mysterious events from history that have yet to be fully explained, and examining all the different theories from science to the supernatural and everything in between.
From vanished civilizations and doomsday prophecies to paranormal experiences and unexplained phenomena, I'm looking at it all, and I want you to join me.
Before we begin, I'd love it if you could rate, review, and follow Hidden History.
Your support allows our community to grow and for other people to discover the show.
Today's episode is all about the Shroud of Turin, a piece of ancient linen with a haunting image of a crucified man that some believe is the actual burial cloth of Jesus Christ.
For nearly 700 years, it has divided believers and skeptics, scientists, and theologians.
Is it the most important religious artifact ever found, an elaborate medieval hoax, or something else entirely? We're getting into all of it.
