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Mummy Mystery: Scientists Solve The Case Of Fetus Hidden In Mummified Bishop's Coffin KEY POINTS The fetus appeared to be hurriedly placed in the bishop's coffin Analysis showed that they shared about 25% of their genes Researchers have finally solved the mystery behind the fetus found inside the coffin of a mummified bishop from the 1600s. Based on their study, the fetus is likely the man's grandson. Bishop Peder Windstrup was a prominent man in both the academia and the church in Denmark during the 17th  century, the researchers of a new study published in the Journal of Archaeological ...

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...