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Stages of decomposition
https://australian.museum/learn/science/stages-of-decomposition/Decomposition of a corpse is a continual process that can take from weeks to years, depending on the environment.
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Deaths in custody: What can museums do to effect change?
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/deaths-in-custody-what-can-museums-do/Museums have the power to set the agenda.
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CSI: Egypt
https://australian.museum/visit/whats-on/csi-egypt/Explore science facts and science fiction as Macquarie University bioarchaeologist Professor Ronika Power sits down with self-professed Egyptophile and comedian AJ Lamarque to explore life (and death) on the Nile.
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Life Beyond Death: The Writing on the Wall
https://australian.museum/visit/whats-on/life-beyond-death/Navigate the afterlife with archaeologist & author Dr Anna-Latifa Mourad-Cizek as she traces Ancient Egyptian funerary practices in this special Breakfast Behind the Scenes.
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Death masks
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/the-face-of-death/Death masks show the subject's facial expression immediately after death. It was important to make death masks quickly, before the features became distorted.
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Decomposition - Forensic Evidence
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/decomposition-forensic-evidence/The presence of animals on a corpse can provide information for investigators on some of the circumstances surrounding death.
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Disposing of the dead - Exposure
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/disposing-of-the-dead-exposure/Exposure of the body to the elements or to be consumed by animals achieves skeletonisation quickly and efficiently.
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Preparation for death - Dorin Hart
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/preparation-for-death-dorin-hart/A celebration of Ralf's life at a home funeral, told by Dorin Hart.
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Burial - Pukumani, Tiwi Islands
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/burial-pukumani-tiwi-islands/For the Tiwi people of Bathurst and Melville Islands, Pukumani means taboo and applies to the funeral ceremonies, the possessions of the deceased, the close relatives of the deceased and the gravesite.
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Burial - Malagan ceremony, New Ireland
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/burial-malagan-ceremony-new-ireland/The people of northern New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, honour the dead through Malagan ceremonies. These ceremonies assist the souls of the dead to pass into the spirit world.
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Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs
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