17th-Century Bishop’s Remains Solve An Ancient Mystery

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Caroline Ahlström Arcini, the project’s leading osteologist, remarked upon examining the scans, “The gall bladder also has several gallstones, which could indicate a high consumption of fatty food.”

Peder’s position in the church, coupled with the wealth and privileges that came with it, meant he had unhindered access to luxuries like sugar and rich foods, which were rarities in those times.