I just read a news article about a Catholic Nun from Kansas City that evidently didn’t decompose after four years and now the corpse is on display as evidence of a miracle. How, according to science, is this possible in a humid place like Kansas City without intentionally mummifying the corpse?
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Mummies are occasionally found in peat bogs in Europe and elsewhere, some are in a remarkable state of preservation. They’re sometimes thought to be executed criminals, sacrifices, etc.
>A bog body is a human cadaver that has been naturally mummified in a peat bog. Such bodies, sometimes known as bog people, are both geographically and chronologically widespread, having been dated to between 8000 BCE and the Second World War.[1] The unifying factor of the bog bodies is that they have been found in peat and are partially preserved; however, the actual levels of preservation vary widely from perfectly preserved to mere skeletons.[2]
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>Unlike most ancient human remains, bog bodies often retain their skin and internal organs due to the unusual conditions of the surrounding area. Combined, highly acidic water, low temperature, and a lack of oxygen preserve but severely tan their skin. While the skin is well-preserved, the bones are generally not, due to the dissolution of the calcium phosphate of bone by the peat’s acidity.[3] The acidic conditions of these bogs allow for the preservation of materials such as skin, hair, nails, wool and leather which all contain the protein keratin.[3]
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bog_body](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bog_body)
Pics at the link; Google has many images.
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