How does skin disappear from human remains? Mimi
What a pleasant subject! Most of the time when we finds the remains of a person who died a long time ago all we will find is the skeleton, the bones and teeth that are the framework of our bodies. What will usually have decayed and disappeared is what is known as the soft tissue, the skin, the muscles and fat that make up much of our body. They disappear because of the action of chemicals that naturally occur in our bodies and because of bacteria.
More questions answered by Julian Richards
What does an undergraduate of archaeology need to know? Okoye Daniel
Now that’s a very big question…I would say that if you are going to study archaeology at undergraduate level then you do need to have a genuine fascination […]
What happened to King Tut that caused him to die? Jack
It used to be thought that Tutankamum died as a result of falling off a chariot but recent investigations have shown that he was probably weakened by some […]
What is your favourite moment of archaeology ever? Dylan
That’s a difficult one. There have been lots of times when something fascinating has been discovered on one of my digs, special things like a bronze dagger, an […]