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  2. Why do some corpses appear ‘incorrupt’? Expert explains the ...

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    Does the type of burial (i.e., type of coffin or casket or the climate) play a role in how quickly or slowly a body would decompose? Yes, the type of burial, material in which the coffin or casket ...

  3. Islamic funeral - Wikipedia

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    Common Islamic burial rituals. Burial rituals should normally take place as soon as possible and include: [5] Collective bathing of the dead body, [6] except in extraordinary circumstances, as in the battle of Uhud. [7] Enshrouding the dead body in a white cotton or linen cloth. [8] Funeral prayer (صلاة الجنازة).

  4. Burial vault (enclosure) - Wikipedia

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    Burial vault (enclosure) A burial vault (also known as a burial liner, grave vault, and grave liner) is a container, formerly made of wood or brick but more often today made of metal or concrete, that encloses a coffin to help prevent a grave from sinking. Wooden coffins (or caskets) decompose, and often the weight of earth on top of the coffin ...

  5. Corpse decomposition - Wikipedia

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    Common wild pig (boar) corpse decomposition timelapse. Decomposition is the process in which the organs and complex molecules of animal and human bodies break down into simple organic matter over time. In vertebrates, five stages of decomposition are typically recognized: fresh, bloat, active decay, advanced decay, and dry/skeletonized. [1]

  6. Church of the Holy Sepulchre - Wikipedia

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    The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, [a] also known as the Church of the Resurrection, [b] is a fourth-century church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. The church is also the seat of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem. [1] It is considered the holiest site in Christianity and has been the most important pilgrimage ...

  7. Joseph's Tomb - Wikipedia

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    Joseph's Tomb (Hebrew: קבר יוסף, Qever Yosef; Arabic: قبر يوسف, Qabr Yūsuf) is a funerary monument located in Balata village at the eastern entrance to the valley that separates Mounts Gerizim and Ebal, 300 metres northwest of Jacob's Well, on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Nablus. [1] It has been venerated throughout the ...

  8. Burial - Wikipedia

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    Burial. Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects. This is usually accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased and objects in it, and covering it over. A funeral is a ceremony that accompanies the final disposition.

  9. Tomb of Tutankhamun - Wikipedia

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    Tomb of Tutankhamun. tombs found in the Valley of the Kings. The tomb of Tutankhamun, also known by its tomb number, KV62, is the burial place of Tutankhamun (reigned c. 1332–1323 BC), a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt, in the Valley of the Kings. The tomb consists of four chambers and an entrance staircase and corridor.