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Death: the last taboo
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/

Death is a process rather than an event. Learn more about the process and the many natural and human processes that occur after our death.

Published 13 November 2018

past exhibition death
Virtual autopsy
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/learning/virtual-autopsy/

Follow a human autopsy process from start to finish including an external examination, opening the body, viewing internal organs, removing the organs and weighing them, removing the brain, replacing all organs and closing the body.

Published 18 December 2018

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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.

Published 05 October 2018

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Decomposition: fly life cycle and development times
https://australian.museum/learn/science/decomposition-fly-life-cycles/

The presence of insects in a corpse is a critical clue towards estimating the time of death for bodies dead for longer periods of time.

Published 30 October 2015

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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.

Published 10 June 2020

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander death
Disposing of the dead - Cremation
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/disposing-of-the-dead-cremation/

Cremation is the disposal of a corpse by fire. It is an ancient and widespread practice, second only to burial. Some ancient cultures believed that fire was a purifying agent, and that cremation would light the way of the deceased to another world, or to prevent the return of the dead.

Published 12 January 2010

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Decomposition - Body Changes
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/decomposition-body-changes/

Death begins when the heart stops beating. Deprived of oxygen, a cascade of cellular death commences.

Published 12 October 2015

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Who works at a morgue?
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/who-works-at-a-morgue/

There are many people who work at an Institute of Forensic Medicine (morgue), from pathologists, to grief counsellors to administration personnel, but there are three main people who are involved in deciding whether an autopsy is carried out or in performing an autopsy.

Published 27 October 2009

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Signs of death
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/signs-of-death/

Among classical Greek and Roman societies the signs of death were the absence of a heartbeat and breathing, and the onset of putrefaction. In medieval times a candle was held to the mouth - a flicker of the candle was shown as a sign of life.

Published 28 October 2009

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Who ends up in a morgue?
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/who-ends-up-in-a-morgue/

Of the 128 500 people who die in Australia every year, only 13.4% of deaths are referred on to the coroner's office and even fewer will require a coronial investigation and autopsy. Not all deaths need to be investigated. There are a variety of reasons why a death might be reported to the coroner.

Published 22 October 2009

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