To Save a Corpse from Decomposition – the Purpose of Petrification in the Second Half of the 19th Century

Authors

  • Marta Licata Centre of Research in Osteoarchaeology and Paleopathology, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese
  • Chiara Rossetti Centre of Research in Osteoarchaeology and Paleopathology, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese
  • Chiara Tesi Centre of Research in Osteoarchaeology and Paleopathology, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese
  • Omar Larentis Centre of Research in Osteoarchaeology and Paleopathology, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese
  • Roberta Fusco Centre of Research in Osteoarchaeology and Paleopathology, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese
  • Rosagemma Ciliberti Section of Forensic Medicine and Bioethics, Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5644/ama2006-124.275

Keywords:

Petrification of the Corpse, Michele Martone, Italian Journal of Natural Sciences

Abstract

We present this interesting note on the petrification of corpses, published in 1890 in the Italian Journal of Natural Sciences. After a brief review of the oldest forms of embalming, the author, Michele Martone, presents petrification as the only way to obtain the perfect conservation of the corpse. Conclusion. This scientific note presents some considerations regarding the constant search of humanity to arrest, if not the death of a person, the decomposition of their body.

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Teodora Krajewska (1854-1935)

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Published

2020-02-14

How to Cite

Licata, M., Rossetti, C., Tesi, C., Larentis, O., Fusco, R., & Ciliberti, R. (2020). To Save a Corpse from Decomposition – the Purpose of Petrification in the Second Half of the 19th Century. Acta Medica Academica, 48(3), 328–331. https://doi.org/10.5644/ama2006-124.275

Issue

Vol. 48 No. 3 (2019)

Section

Historical Articles

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