Wrapping, Burning, Hanging. Wrapping of Corpses Reasons: disguise, facilitate handling, cleanliness Type Rugs Blankets/sheets/cloth Plastic tarps/bags.

Wrapping, Burning, Hanging

Wrapping, Burning, Hanging

Wrapping of Corpses

Wrapping of Corpses

n Reasons:

n disguise, facilitate handling, cleanliness

n Type

n Rugs

n Blankets/sheets/cloth

n Plastic tarps/bags

General Observations

General Observations

n May delay or exclude seres

n May affect decomposition rate

n May favor later insect seres

n Clothing acts as wrapping

Burning of CorpsesBurning of Corpsesn Used to dispose of remains

n Colonization information limited

n Depends on level of burning

The Crow-Glassman Scale

The Crow-Glassman Scale

Responses of Carrion Community

Responses of Carrion Community

n CGS Level 1&2

n Fauna generally the same

n CGS Level 3&4

n Changes in faunal attraction

Hanged BodyHanged Body

n Suicide or accident

n Excludes soil dwelling insects on body itself

n Otherwise same colonization

n Just different place

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