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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 10:44 AM Original message |
How long do skeletons last if a person was buried without a coffin or embalming? |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
1. As long as the soil dries out (not a marsh condition) |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
2. Caspers Dictum helps for Flesh |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
3. um...I hope you're asking for historical reasons |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
4. I seem to remember hearing that bones are still sometimes uncovered |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
5. Definitely depends on ground conditions and other factors. |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
6. I think I recall recently that someone saw human bones there... |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
7. Red Skelton? |
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potisok (67 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
8. Depends, probably not. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 11:22 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. This was just an academic question. nt |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
9. Some have been found that are millions of years old |
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semillama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
11. There may be teeth and small bone fragments |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
12. There is no way to know. |
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