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  • Body disposal - legal procedures
    https://australianmuseum.net.au/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/body-disposal-legal-procedures/

    Certain procedures must be carried out in order to dispose of a human body, including arranging for a funeral, certifying that a person is dead and what the cause of death was, as well as registering the death.

    Published 22 October 2009
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  • Disposing of the dead - Exposure
    https://australianmuseum.net.au/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.

    Published 12 March 2015
    past exhibition death
  • Mourning - Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
    https://australianmuseum.net.au/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/mourning-oro-province-papua-new-guinea/

    For the people of Collingwood Bay in Oro Province, north-east Papua New Guinea, death was associated with elaborate mourning rituals and the wearing of specific mourning attire.

    Published 22 October 2009
    past exhibition death
  • Preparing the body for disposal
    https://australianmuseum.net.au/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/preparing-the-body-for-disposal/

    Find out how bodies are prepared, covered, stored, enclosed and, finally, transported for disposal.

    Published 27 October 2009
    past exhibition death
  • Safety coffins
    https://australianmuseum.net.au/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/safety-coffins/

    Fear of premature burial was widespread in 18th and 19th century Europe, leading to the invention of the safety coffin. Over thirty different designs were patented in Germany in the second half of the 19th century.

    Published 28 October 2009
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  • Preparation for death - Dorin Hart
    https://australianmuseum.net.au/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.

    Published 27 October 2009
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  • Burial - Malagan ceremony, New Ireland
    https://australianmuseum.net.au/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.

    Published 22 October 2009
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  • Defining death
    https://australianmuseum.net.au/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/defining-death/

    There are three main ways that death can be defined: legally, culturally or clinically. Find out what criteria are used to determine the moment of death.

    Published 22 October 2009
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  • Mourning - Jewish mourning
    https://australianmuseum.net.au/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/mourning-jewish-mourning/

    Find out how a Jewish person is prepared for burial and how their mourners are expected to behave during the mourning period.

    Published 22 October 2009
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  • Disposing of the dead - Burial
    https://australianmuseum.net.au/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/disposing-of-the-dead-burial/

    The word burial comes from the Anglo-Saxon word birgan, meaning to conceal. The earliest archaeological evidence for the deliberate treatment of the dead is in the form of ancient burials. In some cultures, the dead were buried in cemeteries as it was illegal to bring the dead into cities.

    Published 07 January 2010
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