A human brain from 1628.
This dry and shrunken brain once belonged to a crew member aboard the Swedish 17th century warship, Vasa.
The remains - now named Helge - was found stuck beneath a gun carriage.
Except for his brain, parts of the hair, fingernails, clothes, and personal belongings had been preserved.
The brain is complete, but we can't learn anything from it, there is no cell structure or DNA left. It's basically just soap in the shape of a brain.
The information from Helge is based on his clothes and skeleton.A human brain from 1628.
This dry and shrunken brain once belonged to a crew member aboard the Swedish 17th century warship, Vasa.
The remains - now named Helge - was found stuck beneath a gun carriage.
Except for his brain, parts of the hair, fingernails, clothes, and personal belongings had been preserved.
The brain is complete, but we can't learn anything from it, there is no cell structure or DNA left. It's basically just soap in the shape of a brain.
The information from Helge is based on his clothes and skeleton.
He was around 30 years old at the time of his death and was 163cm tall(5 foot 4).
He wore a wool jacket, socks and pants.
In his pocket there was a small knife and a purse containing 35 copper coins.
It's believed that all the iron from the cannon and bolts from the ship's hull helped with the preservation.
You can see his legs with the preserved shoes in the second picture,
the rest shows the ship after they brought her to the surface in 1961, after 333 years under water.
He was around 30 years old at the time of his death and was 163cm tall(5 foot 4).
He wore a wool jacket, socks and pants.
In his pocket there was a small knife and a purse containing 35 copper coins.
It's believed that all the iron from the cannon and bolts from the ship's hull helped with the preservation.
You can see his legs with the preserved shoes in the second picture,
the rest shows the ship after they brought her to the surface in 1961, after 333 years under water. See less
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