embalming

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Embalming, headstones, ornaments, and plastic flowers are not allowed.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024

Embalming would make it significantly more difficult to conduct a full toxicology screen.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2023

Embalming or practicing so-called “angel care” — a Japanese ritual in which the mouth, nose, ears and anus are plugged with cotton pads — prevented transmission, they found.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2022

Embalming only gained traction among wealthy Americans during the Civil War, which essentially started the modern funeral industry.

From Slate • Feb. 5, 2021

Embalming would probably not succeed in climates less warm and dry than the Egyptian.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various