Stone Words

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astrophil11:

in case you’ve ever wondered how these skilled photographers managed to coax the corpses into the most cooperative poses… 

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ellamorte:

In 1934, a Swedish archeologist discovered hundreds of ancient mummies buried under boats in a mysterious cemetery in a remote desert in the Xinjang region of China. The location, which is featured rivers and lakes thousands of years ago, was lost until 2000, and researchers began to excavate the area in 2003. They found the body of a woman thought to have died almost 4,000 years ago, who has become known as the most beautiful mummy in the world, owing to incredible well-preserved features that even include her eyelashes. 

Ecstasy of Decay no.2: The American Corpse

a-morbid-fascination:

Mortsafes were contraptions designed to protect the bodies of the dead from disturbance. There had been body-snatching close to the schools of anatomy in Scotland since the early 18th century. This was due to the necessity for medical students to learn anatomy by attending dissections of human subjects, which was frustrated by the very limited allowance of dead bodies - for example the corpses of executed criminals - granted by the government, which controlled the supply.

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godessofhell:

darf man-Gunther Von Hagens

likeapigonheat:

The remains of St Maximus, Basilica of Waldsassen

 (via Morbid Anatomy: Bones with Bling: The Amazing Jewelled Skeletons of Europe, The Fortean Times)

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