The last process called putrefaction – the decaying of the body- begins 4 to 10 days after death. The body tends to release ...

Twenty-four hours is also when the body has been cooled to its core temperature to match the temperature of their environment The last stage of decomposition is called putrefaction. During this ...

We have come to understand "mummy" as meaning a remarkably preserved body, a corpse that has withstood decay and putrefaction. (See Mummies of the World) By design or accident, the corpse's ...