Wrapping, Burning, Hanging
Wrapping, Burning, Hanging
Wrapping of Corpses
Wrapping of Corpses
n Reasons:
n disguise, facilitate handling, cleanliness
n Type
n Rugs
n Blankets/sheets/cloth
n Plastic tarps/bags
General Observations
General Observations
n May delay or exclude seres
n May affect decomposition rate
n May favor later insect seres
n Clothing acts as wrapping
Burning of CorpsesBurning of Corpsesn Used to dispose of remains
n Colonization information limited
n Depends on level of burning
The Crow-Glassman Scale
The Crow-Glassman Scale
Responses of Carrion Community
Responses of Carrion Community
n CGS Level 1&2
n Fauna generally the same
n CGS Level 3&4
n Changes in faunal attraction
Hanged BodyHanged Body
n Suicide or accident
n Excludes soil dwelling insects on body itself
n Otherwise same colonization
n Just different place
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