Body Disposal and Preservation

• Methods of Body disposal

  Body disposal is commonly a legal mortuary ritual

  -Burial in sediment

  -Cremation

  -Burial at sea

  -Storage above ground

  -Exposure

  -Dissolution

  -Resomation

  -Maceration

  -Promession

  -Mushroom burial
• Methods of Body Preservation

  Body preservation can be for mortuary rituals and education

  -Embalming

  -Mummification

  -Cryopreservation (cryonics)

  -Taxidermy

  -Plastination

  
• Body Disposal and Preservation in Forensic Contexts

  -Burial in sediment

  -Disposal in water

  -Storage above ground

  -Mummification

  Disposal and preservation of a body may not always relate to homicide. ‘Prevention of the lawful and decent burial of a dead body’ is a criminal offence in UK

  
• Methods used to try and speed up process of disposing of a body

  -Burning: Quick, Fragmentation Destroys DNA

  -Dismemberment: Reduces size of remains to be disposed of, Can be deposited in domestic refuse, Block drains, Messy - Blood

  -Burial: Instantly hidden, Can be pre-prepared

  -Chemicals: No as effective as portrayed in media