Three mummy children were found under the Turku Church
Turku|A rare burial was made in Turku when three mummies were revealed among dozens of deceased.
Turku Three child memories have been found under the floor of the Mary Church. The mummies were found in a cemetery revealed under the church in May.
In archaeological excavations, over 70 deceased bones and about twenty coffins have so far been found in the cemetery. It is estimated that up to 150-200 coffins may not be lifted under the church floor.
The leading archaeologist of the excavation Kari Uotila says that a mummy find is rare.
« The conditions have in some way been terrible. »
Moomination means that soft tissues such as skin and hair have survived the deceased.
From the excavation area About 20 coffins have been raised for more detailed examinations. According to Uotila, the body in other coffers has survived, for example, the skin under the cemetery textiles.
A bulletin from the Turku and Kaarina Parish Union states that the coffins have found tombstones, clothing buckles, knitwear and flower wreaths. There are sculptures on the inside of some coffins, but no names or initials, so the identity of the deceased is likely to be a mystery.
According to the current plan, the rest of the coffins will be left in place for at least the next 100 years. The intention is to keep the circumstances of the cemetery as much as possible to keep the buried there for another century.
« Someone then sees in a hundred years how it has succeeded, » says Uotila.
Underneath the church, among others, the 18th century coffins were revealed.
Objects made during excavation.
Ward According to the release, individual bones can be determined, for example, the age of the deceased, sex, illness, diet and the amount of physical work.
Moomin deceased provides even more information.
The mummies raised for examination are currently waiting for cold storage at the research office. According to Uotila, we are now listening and thinking about what kind of further research is being done for them.
“Sometimes it is better to leave more difficult cases, progress to moderate rather than sink,” says Uotila.
Studies will begin during June and more information will be available in the autumn.
« The goal of the congregation, the National Board of Antiquities and our archaeologists is to buried these mummies (after examination) back into the churchyard. »
Adjustment 17.6. at 7:38 pm: Corrected Kari Uotila’s title from a leading architect to a leading archaeologist.
