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DNA Analysis Detects 17th-Century Relationship - Archaeology Magazine

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Mystery of the Fetus Found in a Bishop s Coffin Solved!

Who was Bishop Winstrup? “Peder Winstrup, a bishop and prominent historical figure in Scandinavia, was one of the founding fathers of Lund University,” Lund University reported in a press release . “He died in 1679 and was buried in the famous cathedral in Lund a year later. The coffin, together with its contents, constitutes a unique time capsule from the year 1679 with a well-preserved body, textiles and plant material.” Per Karsten, director of the university s Historical Museum, said: “We can now observe that Winstrup s mummy is one of the best-preserved bodies from Europe in the 1600s, with an information potential well in line with that offered by Otzi the ice man or Egyptian mummies. His remains constitute a unique archive of medical history on the living conditions and health of people living in the 1600s.”

Swedish bishop was buried with his unborn GRANDSON at his feet in 1679

Unravelling the mystery of the mummified bishop buried with a foetus: Body of 17th century church leader Peder Winstrup was concealed with his GRANDSON hidden at his feet, new analysis reveals Bishop of Lund Peder Winstrup was an influential Lutheran church leader who died in 1679 after a long illness  Cold dry air in his cathedral crypt is thought to have caused his body to become mummified after his death  Researchers previously used x-rays and found a human foetus wrapped in cloth between his legs  DNA analysis reveals this foetus is most likely the stillborn child of the bishop s son, making it his grandson 

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