Before the Civil War, embalming was performed mainly to preserve the body for the purpose of medical studies. There were no specific guidelines for the embalmer. Embalming was performed by those with ...

For millennia, humans have used different methods to preserve the deceased, from Egyptian mummification to modern embalming. While embalming is common in the United States, there is growing interest ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — More news in the story of a one-day-old stillborn child who was supposed to be cremated in Dallas, but was found with the linens at a Shreveport contract cleaning service ...

The ancient Egyptians were prolific record keepers. For thousands of years, they jotted down everything from legal documents to literature on papyrus rolls and tablets of wood and stone. But there’s ...

It really was a dead man’s hand. A Puerto Rican poker fanatic who died recently enjoyed his favorite game one last time when he was embalmed and dressed to join his friends at the table. The family of ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A private burial service was held Saturday for the unidentified embalmed head found in the woods in Beaver County last year. The woman's headstone will read: Jane Doe - found Dec.

Kelly Osbourne is crossing her fingers that years of consuming drugs and alcohol will actually prevent her from getting cancer. “I’m hoping that I’ve embalmed myself so I don’t ever get cancer,” the ...

ULYANOVSK, Russia – A Russian woman reportedly died after a routine procedure when hospital workers mistakenly injected her with a drug used to preserve dead bodies. Ekaterina Fedyaeva, 28, underwent ...

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