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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." tags burial cremation resomationThis is how I want my body dealt with. Nice. picked by doggylives 8 months ago |
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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." picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share science |
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A British company says it has an eco-friendly alternative to cremation: boiling bodies into dust. The process is called resomation. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 8 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Whoops. picked by Mershaullk 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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This is by far the best reading of Robert Service's poem "The Cremation of Sam McGee" I have ever heard. (Read by Urgelt of the YouTube community...pictured) 2 comments edit related share artsUse link provided by Ravus in his response below. picked by ogri2003 2 years ago |
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John Harden Jr. died in St. Petersburg, Fla., in March but remains unburied because his mother can't pay $2,000 in burial fees. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share weird |
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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. picked by teaya21 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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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. picked by BrownTrout 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share world |
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Cool photos of a green burial picked by deepcleanfun 1 year ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Army veteran and cancer survivor Russell Parsons says he's not afraid to die _ and he's got the tattoo to prove it. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share weird |
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UBC archaeologists have dug up a mystery worthy of Indiana Jones, one that includes a tomb, skeletons and burial rites with both Christian and pagan elements. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago 1 comments edit related share science |
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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. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share weird |
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Copper cannisters containing the cremated remains of mental patients become objects of art in the exhibit, Library of Dust. picked by misswinkle 11 months ago 0 comments edit related share arts |
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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. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |