tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20810230.post5172555846411598848..comments2024-03-28T07:13:04.509-04:00Comments on <center>John & Sun-Ling <br>Wander the Earth</center>: Revelation on cemeteriesjohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229963702961511828noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20810230.post-61481860391263741212010-12-23T14:24:33.919-05:002010-12-23T14:24:33.919-05:00Ed,
In Lima we visited the Catacombs of San Franci...Ed,<br />In Lima we visited the Catacombs of San Francisco where over 70,000 bodies are buried. The guide said that that bodies were first deposited in a common vault, nine bodies per vault, until the flesh had decomposed. Then the bones were put into common pits, 10 meters deep and several meters across.<br />Photo (not mine as no photos were allowed) of the final pit here: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archivo:Lima_Convento_San_Fransisco_Catacombs.jpgjohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16229963702961511828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20810230.post-22327480364643343162010-12-19T08:19:19.082-05:002010-12-19T08:19:19.082-05:00No, not sure. As I said, Google hasn't helped...No, not sure. As I said, Google hasn't helped me with this concept.Crash Eddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01347819537922992042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20810230.post-89624247921183791072010-12-11T19:34:47.515-05:002010-12-11T19:34:47.515-05:00@Ed, are you sure?! It sounds very gruesome. I t...@Ed, are you sure?! It sounds very gruesome. I thought that the whole idea of burial is to have private space to remain whole.Sun-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698854617881648602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20810230.post-83088171526922774652010-12-09T08:24:14.088-05:002010-12-09T08:24:14.088-05:00IIRC, H. Katrina caused considerable damage to the...IIRC, H. Katrina caused considerable damage to the above ground burial vaults used in Louisiana. http://www.flickr.com/photos/8126909@N08/4625887378/ We visited LA more than a decade ago. I faintly recall vaults in which the occupants shared the facility. The newest cadaver lays on a horizontal slab until it molders to bones. The bones are pushed to a vertical well at the foot end, leaving the slab free for a new cadaver. Google doesn't confirm this.Crash Eddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01347819537922992042noreply@blogger.com