Pickled Or Preserved: The Natural And Chemical Forms Of Embalming

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Mummification includes both the natural occurrence via bogs or ice that preserves a body from becoming a brittle bone skel... Read more

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Mummification includes both the natural occurrence via bogs or ice that preserves a body from becoming a brittle bone skeletal remain, or through embalming procedures using chemicals. This book digs deep into the natural and chemical processes of mummification, including notable examples of each from the Tarim mummies to bog bodies to the perfectly preserved bodies of Lenin and Eva Peron. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. Less