Mystery over 350-year-old bishop buried with FOETUS between his legs finally solved
Charlotte Edwards, Digital Technology and Science Reporter
Apr 9 2021, 23:26 ET
Charlotte Edwards, Digital Technology and Science Reporter
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A BISHOP buried with a foetus between his legs almost 350 years ago has baffled archaeologists since they made the discovery in 2012.
A new study claims to finally provide some answers to why Bishop of Lund Peder Pedersen Winstrup had stillborn remains placed behind and between his calves.
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Winstrup was bishop of the Churches of Sweden and Denmark in the 17th century.
He was mummified after his death at the age of 74 in 1679 and buried in a family vault in Sweden's Lund Cathedral.