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A body buried will completely skeletalize faster than one left on the surface of the ground. true or false

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The answer is false. A body lying on the surface will be skeletalized in about eight months. A body buried will take about eight to twelve years.
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False

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Skeletonization, or period of skeletal reduction, is a stage of decomposition. It is characterized by the disintegration of the skin, soft tissues and certain organs due to the liquefaction process, leaving only the most solid organs such as the uterus / prostate gland, heart, tendons, cartilage, nails and hair. The skeleton may also become disjointed through environmental and biological processes.

A body left on the ground surface skeletons faster than a buried body. On the surface of the ground, a body will take weeks or months to skeletonize, but a buried body will take years to skeletonize.

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