That is without a coffin or any other container or wrapping surrounding the remains. Passalacqua also noted “in general, when we bury a body at our human decomposition facility, we expect it will take ~5 years for the body to become skeletonized. Not just things like Egyptian mummies which were intentionally preserved, but also things like the Bog Bodies of Europe which were very well preserved for thousands of years because they were in environments with low oxygen that restricted bacterial grown and access of the remains to scavengers.” But there are many famous cases of well-preserved human remains. Passalacqua told CNN in an email, “It’s hard to say how common this is, because bodies are rarely exhumed after burial. Western Carolina University Associate Professor and Director of Forensic Anthropology Nicholas V. In Catholicism incorruptible saints give witness to the truth of the resurrection and life that is to come.Įxperts say it is not necessarily uncommon for bodies to remain well-preserved, especially in the first few years after death. The Catholic News Agency reports that more than 100 incorruptible bodies have been canonized – their bodies defying the decaying process. Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles Monastery in Gower, Missouri.
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