Fetus in bishop's coffin was probably his grandson

ScienceDaily
Apr 7, 2021, 11:58 am49 pts
Bishop Peder Winstrup died in 1679, and is one of the most well-preserved human bodies from the 1600s. Researchers may now have solved the mystery of why a fetus was hidden in his coffin in Lund Cathedral. DNA from the bishop and the fetus, along with kinship analyses, has shown that the child was probably the…

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