The arterial embalming does wonders for the skin and muscle but doesn’t penetrate into the body cavity itself. What’s more, as the fluids trapped in there decompose, ...

With arterial embalming finished, it’s time for Torres to embalm the body cavity. As the dead decompose, naturally occurring microbes in the stomach begin feasting on their remains, ...

The thief was accidentally mummified by a mortician trying out a new embalming technique after his death in 1895. REUTERS. Because the man gave a fake name – James Penn — after he was busted ...

Historical documents show that Stoneman Willie was preserved by Theodor Auman, a mortician experimenting with innovative arterial embalming - a technique still relatively new in the late 19th century.

But the world he belongs to, the world of embalming, is increasingly losing its sway over the American way of death. Data gathered by the National Funeral Directors Association shows that nearly ...

Internal preservation Arterial embalming, a method refined since the 18th century, is central to the process. Blood is drained through the jugular vein while a preservative solution — usually a ...

Arterial embalming, which dates back to 18th-century England, involves flushing a body of blood and filling it with preservative chemicals to preserve its appearance for longer.