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Don't Fancy Burial or Cremation - Try Resomation Posted: 6 months ago by doggylives
Resomation, a company based in Scotland, touts its process of breaking down the body through alkaline hydrolysis as "the green ecological alternative to cremation and burial - without harmful mercury emissions."
This is how I want my body dealt with. Nice.
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Three weeks and still no burial for brown Posted: 2 years ago by teaya21
Its now three weeks since the legend passed away and his body is still being kept in the cooler at his hom in South Carolina.
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Builders dig up 35 skeletons Posted: 4 weeks ago by AutumnLotus
Builders working on the site of a new school have stumbled across what could be one of the most historic finds ever unearthed in Doncaster. Archaeologists have confirmed that an ancient burial site containing 35 graves could date back to the days when the area was occupied by Saxons then Vikings.
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Strange burial customs of the world Posted: 1 year ago by BrownTrout
From primitive cultures to modern man, there have always been different views of what is an appropriate method for "disposing" of the deceased. Some of these customs seem incredibly bizarre to us but were quite normal to those who practiced them.
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Green Burials: When Dust Really Turns to Dust (with Pics) Posted: 1 year ago by deepcleanfun
Cool photos of a green burial
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Judge Orders Burial of Mummified Baby Posted: 1 year ago by misswinkle
Relatives and friends treated the mummy as a family member, giving cards during holidays and even a dried fish as a pet. Peavey said his family believes the mummy was the child of a great-great uncle.
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After Burial, Coroner's Office Says Family Got Wrong Body Posted: 1 year ago by Mershaullk
Whoops.
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2,700-year-old fabric found in Greece Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Archaeologists in Greece have discovered a rare 2,700-year-old piece of fabric inside a copper urn from a burial they speculated imitated the elaborate cremation of soldiers described in Homer's "Iliad."
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Study: Stonehenge was a burial site for centuries Posted: 4 months ago by lpoindexter
England's enigmatic Stonehenge served as a burial ground from its earliest beginnings and for several hundred years thereafter, new research indicates.
Dating of cremated remains shows burials took place as early as 3000 B.C., when the first ditches around the monument were being built, researchers said Thursday.
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Jesus Christ: Tales From the Crypt Posted: 2 years ago by Browntrout
Director, James Cameron is back with another blockbuster. This time, the ship he's sinking is Christianity. In a new documentary, he makes the claim that Jesus wasn't resurrected and that his burial cave has been discovered near Jerusalem (and he sired a son with Mary Magdelene).
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Funeral home holds body for fees Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
John Harden Jr. died in St. Petersburg, Fla., in March but remains unburied because his mother can't pay $2,000 in burial fees.
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Colleges offer on-campus resting places Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
College campuses, including Notre Dame and Chapman University in Orange, Calif., are offering burial plots for alumni and faculty.
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For sea lovers, a final resting reef Posted: 5 months ago by 2manyusernames
About 45 feet beneath the ocean's surface lies a cemetery with gates, pathways, plaques and even benches.
The Neptune Memorial Reef, which opened last fall, is seen by its creators as a perfect final resting spot for those who loved the sea.
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Weeping Judge Gives Custody of Anna Nicole Smith to Stern and Daughter Posted: 2 years ago by indierockcafe
A weeping judge gave an sudden ruling in the custody for Anna Nicole Smith's body.
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testing Posted: 2 years ago by jaxomlotus
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Flag-folding recitations for vets banned because of religious content Posted: 12 months ago by icepigs
Did you serve your country? When you die, did you expect a military funeral? One of the most moving parts of that military funeral is the flag folding and the recitations for the folding. Well, now you can't have it.
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Anna Nicole had burial dress ready Posted: 2 years ago by suebe
The late Anna Nicole Smith was obsessed with death and already had a dress selected for her burial, a lawyer told a Broward County, Fla., judge.
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Fly Me to the Moon ... Forever Posted: 6 months ago by AutumnLotus
The general public may soon have the chance to rest in peace on the moon, at least briefly. Houston-based Celestis, Inc. has announced plans to launch cremated human remains to the surface of the moon as soon as 2009. A small portion — 1 gram — of the encapsulated cremated remains of one person can be sent to the moon for $9,995.
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Army Won't Bury Holocaust Survivor Posted: 1 year ago by 2manyusernames
Family cries and moans, whining that their father should get special treatment and be buried at Arlington Cemetery (even though he doesn't qualify) just because he is a Holocaust Survivor.
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Indians flee as elephants search for dead friend Posted: 2 years ago by dollyllama
They say that Elephants never forget and they mourn their fallen friends...guess here's proof.
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