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What about burial and cremation?
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Sounds expensive, less than buriel but more then cremation. I would like that choice over the other two. I didn't read the link but I'm going to right now. Thanks Michie!
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Another option--that also has scientific usefulness--is donating your body to the Forensic Anthropology Center at the Univ. of Tenn. It's the "Body Farm." A couple of acres of undeveloped land where donated bodies are deposited in various locations and positions and allowed to decompose naturally. They're regularly examined by the staff to determine the how weather, terrain, animal and insect activity, and other factors affect decomposition. Which is important data that helps investigators when human remains are found. The FAC is taking donations.
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That's to harsh for me and tough for loved ones. i am a donor and disappointed that cremation cost is not supplied by the organ foundation. If you donate for research they will pay for cremation
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the whole bug thing creeps me out:
9 Facts About Human Decomposition
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9 Facts About Human Decomposition
husband is a woodworker
MIL asked him to make her a box
I asked him to make one for me, also
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We (Australia) opened a similar facility somewhere west of Sydney back in 2016. It's run through the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).
As you'd expect the location isn't advertised and it's surrounded by security fencing and screening.
About us | University of Technology Sydney (uts.edu.au)
Our facility | University of Technology Sydney (uts.edu.au)
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IMO a ground burial is a waste of space, materials, and labor.
We do not "sleep" in them until the time. People, generally deal with the death of a loved one and there's no guarantee family will stay in that area permanently.
In truth, in a couple of generations your name will largely be unspoken or mentioned for years and eventually only be listed in census, birth, and death records.
At some point, likely not long after you die, no one will come to "see" you.
We do not "sleep" in them until the time. People, generally deal with the death of a loved one and there's no guarantee family will stay in that area permanently.
In truth, in a couple of generations your name will largely be unspoken or mentioned for years and eventually only be listed in census, birth, and death records.
At some point, likely not long after you die, no one will come to "see" you.
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It irks me when people can't afford buriel but can afford cremation. They or someone takes up a collection for buriel for them. This always happens on the news concerning a tragic death.
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Not necessarily. It’s rare, but under the right conditions—such as extreme cold, very low humidity, and no oxygen exposure, both soft tissues and skeletal components will naturally mummify. They’ll be preserved for 1000s of years. Teeth especially can withstand decomposition almost indefinitely.
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