How a Copper Coin Mummified a Baby’s Hand The preemie was buried in a jar in an medieval cemetery with a coin to “pay” for passage into heaven. Jason Daley - Correspondent. May 25, 2018.

Strangely, the coin was found to be a Kreuzer, which wasn’t in circulation until 1858 - a time when it was thought that loved ones weren’t buried holding coins. Article continues below ...

As far as archaeological discoveries go, finding a mummified hand of a tiny baby clutching at a late medieval coin is already Indiana Jones territory. But in 2005, a team opened up a pot at an ...