Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9622453 | Forensic Science International | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Mardin, is a city in the southeastern part of Turkey where people from different cultures and religions have been living together peacefully for centuries. The province hosted many valuable historical constructions representing different civilizations. Kasımiye Medresse, one of the most important educational centers of its times, has a sacred value for people in Mardin. The reason is that the stain on the wall of Kasımiye Medresse is considered to be Sultan Kasım's blood. Our study aims to analyze if the stain in question is blood. Serological tests are performed by using “Kastle-Meyer” and “Luminol” reactives on the scrapped samples taken from stained and unstained parts of the wall. At the end of the analysis, the stain is turned out to be a dye made of herbal roots ending the rumour of centuries.
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Authors
AyÅim TuÄ, YeÅim DoÄan Alakoç, İ. Hamit Hancı,