R?s???ch??s ?t L?n? Univ??sit? h?s?it?l w??? in ??? ? s????is? wh?n th?? c?n??ct?? ? CT sc?n ?? ? m?mmi?i?? Sc?n?in?vi?n ?ish?? ?n? s??tt?? th? ??m?ins ?? ? tin? ??t?s t?ck?? ?n??? th? ?ish??’s ???t. Th? m?mm? ??l?n?s t? Bish?? P???? Winst???, ? ???min?nt hist??ic?l ?i???? in Sc?n?in?vi? wh? ?i?? in 1679. F?? ????s, ??ch???l??ists h?v? ???n s??c?l?tin? ?n th? ???s?n ??? th? ??t?s’ ?l?c?m?nt in Winst???’s c???in. Th??’v? ?in?ll? ???n? th? ?nsw??.
A. Th? ???s??v?? ???? ?? P???? Winst??? in his c???in. B-C. D?t?ils ?? th? ??ck??? c?nt?inin? th? ??m?ins ?? th? ??t?s. D-E. CT-sc?n ?? th? ??t?s t?k?n ?t th? L?n? Univ??sit? H?s?it?l. F. Th? c???in with ??m?v?? ???? ?? P???? Winst??? ?n? th? ??ck??? c?nt?inin? th? ??t?s visi?l? (?? th? ????w). N?t? th? (ch?n???) ??i?nt?ti?n ?n? ?i??cti?n ?? th? st??ws t? th? l??t ?? ??ck??? which s????st th?t it w?s ????sit?? in th? c???in l?t?? th?n P???? Winst???.
A n?w ????? in th? J???n?l ?? A?ch???l??ic?l Sci?nc?: R????ts ?x?l?ins th?t th? ?isc?v??? ?? th? ??t?s w?s m??? wh?n t?stin? w?s c???i?? ??t ?n Winst???’s ??m?ins in th? h??? ?? l???nin? m??? ????t th? h??lth ?n? liv?s ?? ????l? in Sc?n?in?vi? in th? 1600s.
“P???? Winst???, ? ?ish?? ?n? ???min?nt hist??ic?l ?i???? in Sc?n?in?vi?, w?s ?n? ?? th? ???n?in? ??th??s ?? L?n? Univ??sit?,” L?n? Univ??sit? ?????t?? in ? ???ss ??l??s? . “H? ?i?? in 1679 ?n? w?s ???i?? in th? ??m??s c?th????l in L?n? ? ???? l?t??. Th? c???in, t???th?? with its c?nt?nts, c?nstit?t?s ? ?ni??? tіm? c??s?l? ???m th? ???? 1679 with ? w?ll-???s??v?? ????, t?xtil?s ?n? ?l?nt m?t??i?l.” P?? K??st?n, ?i??ct?? ?? th? ?niv??sit?’s Hist??ic?l M?s??m, s?i?:
“W? c?n n?w ??s??v? th?t Winst???’s m?mm? is ?n? ?? th? ??st-???s??v?? ???i?s ???m E????? in th? 1600s, with ?n in???m?ti?n ??t?nti?l w?ll in lin? with th?t ??????? ?? Otzi th? ic? m?n ?? E???ti?n m?mmi?s. His ??m?ins c?nstit?t? ? ?ni??? ??chiv? ?? m??ic?l hist??? ?n th? livin? c?n?iti?ns ?n? h??lth ?? ????l? livin? in th? 1600s.”
L?n? Univ??sit? ?????ts th?t Winst???’s ??m?ins h?? ??c?m? n?t???ll? m?mmi?i?? ?s ? ??s?lt ?? “c?nst?nt ?i? ?l?w, th? ?l?nt m?t??i?l in th? c???in, ? l?n? ???i?? ?? illn?ss ??s?ltin? in th? ???? ??c?min? l??n, ???th ?n? ???i?l ???in? th? wint?? m?nths ?? D?c?m???‒J?n???? ?n? th? ??n???l clim?t? ?n? t?m????t??? c?n?iti?ns in th? c?th????l.”
Sc?nnin? ??v??l?? th?t Winst??? s??????? n?m????s ?h?sic?l ?ilm?nts incl??in? t????c?l?sis, ?n??m?ni?, ?th???scl???sis, ??llst?n?s, ?st????th?itis, ?n? ? sh??l??? inj???.
D??in? th? sc?n ?? Winst???’s m?mmi?i?? ??m?ins, ??s???ch??s ?ls? s??tt?? s?m?thin? hi?hl? ?n?s??l –? tin? ??n?l? c?nt?inin? th? ??m?ins ?? ? ??t?s t?ck?? ?n??? th? ?ish??’s ???t.
Th? Bish?? w?sn’t Al?n?
“On? ?? th? m?in ?isc?v??i?s wh?n w? c?n??ct?? th? CT sc?nnin? w?s th?t M? Winst??? is n?t ?l?n? in th? c???in. Act??ll? h? h?s ? c?m??ni?n – ? sm?ll chil?, ? 5 t? 6-m?nth ?l? ??t?s,” K??st?n s?i?. In 2015 K??st?n s??c?l?t?? th?t th? ??t?s m?? ?ith?? ?? ? ??l?ti?n ?? Winst???, ?? m?? h?v? ???n ?n ill??itim?t? chil? th?t w?s ?l?c?? th??? ?? s?m??n? ?n??l?t?? t? him, wh? w?nt?? t? sn??k th? in??nt ??m?ins int? his c???in in ????? t? ??c?iv? ? ?????? ???i?l.
“It h?s ???n ??li????t?l? c?nc??l?? ?n??? his ???t ?t th? ??tt?m ?? th? c???in,” K??st?n n?t?? ?t th? tіm?. “M???? th??? is ? c?nn?cti?n ??tw??n Winst??? ?n? this chil?, ??t I think it is m??? ???????i?t? t? think th?t h? h?s ???n c?nc??l?? ?? s?m? ?th?? m?m???s ?? th? ?ish??’s st??? wh?n ????nizin? his ??n???l,” h? ?????.
T???jö?n Ahlst?öm, ?????ss?? ?? hist??ic?l ?st??l??? ?t L?n? Univ??sit? ?n? ?n? ?? th? l???in? ??s???ch??s in th? st??? ?? th? ??t?s, ?x?l?in?? j?st h?w ?n?s??l this ?cti?n w?s:
“It w?s n?t ?nc?mm?n ??? sm?ll chil???n t? ?? ?l?c?? in c???ins with ???lts. Th? ???t?s m?? h?v? ???n ?l?c?? in th? c???in ??t?? th? ??n???l, wh?n it w?s in ? v??lt?? t?m? in L?n? C?th????l ?n? th??????? ?cc?ssi?l?. Pl?cin? ? c???in in ? v??lt is ?n? thin?, ??t ?l?cin? th? ???t?s in th? ?ish??’s c???in is ??it? ?n?th??. It m??? ?s w?n??? i? th??? w?s ?n? ??l?ti?nshi? ??tw??n th? chil? ?n? th? ?ish??.”
Y???s l?t??, th? ??s???ch??s h?v? n?w s?lv?? th? m?st??? ?? th? ??t?s in th? ?ish??’s c???in ?? ?sin? DNA ???m th? ?ish?? ?n? th? ??t?s, ?l?n? with kinshi? ?n?l?s?s. Th?? ??li?v? th?t th? ??t?s w?s lik?l? th? ?ish??’s ???n?s?n. Th?i? ??s?lts sh?w th?t th? ??t?s w?s ? ??? sh??in? ????hl? 25% ?? th? s?m? ??n?s ?s th? ?ish??. A ?i?????nc? in mit?ch?n??i?l lin????s ??t ? Y-ch??m?s?m? m?tch sh?ws th?t th?? w??? ??l?t?? ?n th? ??th??’s si??.
“It is ??ssi?l? th?t th? still???n ???? ??? w?s P???? P????s?n Winst???’s s?n, ?n? th??????? th? ?ish?? w?s his ???n???th??,” s?i? st??? c?-??th?? M?j? K?z?winsk? ?? th? C?nt?? ??? P?l????n?tics ?t St?ckh?lm Univ??sit?.
In th?i? ?????, th? ??s???ch??s ??t?il th? ??mil? ???m? ??v??l?? ?? this ?isc?v???. Th?? ?x?l?in th?t th? ?ish??’s s?n ?i? n?t ??ll?w in his ??th??’s ?n? ???n???th??’s ???tst??s ?n? st??? th??l??? – h? w?s int???st?? in l???nin? ????t ???ti?ic?ti?ns inst???. In 1680, h? l?st his ??th??’s ??????t? in th? G???t R???cti?n ?n? h? lik?l? ??li?? ?n his ??l?tiv?s ??? ?in?nci?l h?l? ??? th? ??st ?? his li??. Wh?n P???? P????s?n Winst??? ?i?? th? m?l? lin???? ?? th? Winst??? ??mil? ?ls? ?n???.