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decomposition of a corpse
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does anyone know how long it takes a buried body ( in a coffin) to completely decompose.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I always thought that a lot depended on the burial conditions - different soil types, sheltered areas, weather conditions etc. and also what the deceased died from - I know cancer sufferers decompose at a quicker rate.
I would have thought a body would decompose fairly slowly underground where the air/elements cannot get to it.
I would have thought a body would decompose fairly slowly underground where the air/elements cannot get to it.
I expect the council would put a notice out requesting relatives to come forwards. I doubt after 100 years few relatives would even be aware of where their long since dead relations were buried.
When my mum sadly dies, she will want to be buried, but in 100 years time no one who remembered her will still be living. My Great Great Grand children probaby won't even be aware she ever existed.
When my mum sadly dies, she will want to be buried, but in 100 years time no one who remembered her will still be living. My Great Great Grand children probaby won't even be aware she ever existed.
This can actually depend on the kind of diet the deceased had during their lifetime. The average cadaver now takes 2 years longer to decompose due to the number of preservatives and additives in our daily diet. Someone who ate a mostly organic diet would decompose more quickly than someone who, say, ate mostly foods that are processed. There is a component in coca cola that turns to formeldahyde in the body, and formeldahyde is a well know ingredients used in the preservation of specimens and in embalming.
my husband died last august and we got the last plot in a very large cemetery and there are graves there going back well over a hundred years. We were lucky as was his wish and room for me too, but i do not know what the future holds, nor should we dwell on it.
I also suppose decomposition would be slower in a lead or similar lined coffin?? What thoughts keep us awake at night ?
I also suppose decomposition would be slower in a lead or similar lined coffin?? What thoughts keep us awake at night ?
http://www.wowzone.com/death.htm
This is the poem we had at my brother's funeral. It is a very well-known one!
This is the poem we had at my brother's funeral. It is a very well-known one!
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