A Case of Quick Mummification: The Influence of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors in the Post Mortal Processes Faedda Anastasia Margot1,*, Cammarano Andrea1, Urso Stefania1, Milano Filippo1 1Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, via Montpellier, Rome, Italy *Corresponding Author: Dr. Anastasia Margot FAEDDA, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, via Montpellier 1, 00133, Rome, Italy. Ph. +39 06 72596221, email: anastasiamargot@gmail.com
Online published on 8 August, 2019. Abstract After death, the corpse is subjected to many different post mortem phenomena that change the whole biochemical and physical structures of the vital body. Those phenomena have different evolutions depending on numerous factors typical of the death body and of the setting where the body lies. Mummification is one of the special transformative process that consist in the drying of the entire body structures and requires particular wheatear condition and timing. Top Keywords Mummification, post mortem, transformative phenomenon. Top |