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Gravefind - a 350 year old preserved corpse of a French noblewoman
« on: 2015-06-04, 18:34:40 »
Check it out, gents:  http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/03/europe/noblewoman-preserved-corpse-france/index.html

They also found her husband's heart in a lead reliquary nearby.
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Re: Gravefind - a 350 year old preserved corpse of a French noblewoman
« Reply #1 on: 2015-06-04, 18:41:18 »
Nice!  If only she was 300 years older :)
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Re: Gravefind - a 350 year old preserved corpse of a French noblewoman
« Reply #2 on: 2015-06-04, 22:07:51 »

Great! Yeah, totally the wrong period, of course. Heh. :)
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Re: Gravefind - a 350 year old preserved corpse of a French noblewoman
« Reply #3 on: 2015-06-05, 12:48:26 »
Yea, bad lady for being too young.  lol

It would seem that a hermetically sealed lead casket is the way to go if you wish to be preserved; of course now we can make them airtight for even better preservation.
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Re: Gravefind - a 350 year old preserved corpse of a French noblewoman
« Reply #4 on: 2015-06-27, 03:28:59 »
Quote from: Sir William on 2015-06-05, 12:48:26
Yea, bad lady for being too young.  lol

It would seem that a hermetically sealed lead casket is the way to go if you wish to be preserved; of course now we can make them airtight for even better preservation.
I suppose using my fridge as a casket would save a lot of money wouldn't it?
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Re: Gravefind - a 350 year old preserved corpse of a French noblewoman
« Reply #5 on: 2015-06-29, 16:09:52 »
That would definitely be one option...
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Re: Gravefind - a 350 year old preserved corpse of a French noblewoman
« Reply #6 on: 2015-07-02, 05:05:16 »
Quote from: Ian on 2015-06-04, 18:41:18
Nice!  If only she was 300 years older :)

I thought I was the only one into that :D
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Re: Gravefind - a 350 year old preserved corpse of a French noblewoman
« Reply #7 on: 2015-07-02, 13:37:09 »
Quote from: Sir James A on 2015-07-02, 05:05:16
Quote from: Ian on 2015-06-04, 18:41:18
Nice!  If only she was 300 years older :)

I thought I was the only one into that :D


Is that why the last show was at a retirement home?  ;)
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