DNA from 1679 Says Fetus in Bishop s Coffin Likely his Grandson forensicmag.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from forensicmag.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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.”
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
Swedish bishop was buried with his unborn GRANDSON at his feet in 1679 msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Foetus in bishop s coffin was probably his grandson eurekalert.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eurekalert.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.