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one casket may be interred above another. If this is planned for in advance, the first casket may be buried more deeply than is the usual practice so that the second casket may be placed over it without disturbing the first. In many states in Australia all graves are designated two or three depth (depending of the water table) for multiple burials, at the discretion of the burial rights holder, with each new interment atop the previous coffin separated by a thin layer of earth. As such all graves are dug to greater depth for the initial burial than the traditional six feet to facilitate this practice.
Most lead coffins contain dry bones but some are found to be about one third full of a viscous black liquid (coffin liquor), which contains bones and (sometimes) soft tissues.
Most lead coffins contain dry bones but some are found to be about one third full of a viscous black liquid (coffin liquor)
With multiple occupancy graves not all the coffins are "six feet under"...Quote one casket may be interred above another. If this is planned for in advance, the first casket may be buried more deeply than is the usual practice so that the second casket may be placed over it without disturbing the first. In many states in Australia all graves are designated two or three depth (depending of the water table) for multiple burials, at the discretion of the burial rights holder, with each new interment atop the previous coffin separated by a thin layer of earth. As such all graves are dug to greater depth for the initial burial than the traditional six feet to facilitate this practice.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burial#Multiple_bodies_per_grave I did hear that when burying a second occupant the rotten coffin lid of the first occupant could give way under the weight of the grave digger: they would literally put their foot in it. [xx(]Quote Most lead coffins contain dry bones but some are found to be about one third full of a viscous black liquid (coffin liquor), which contains bones and (sometimes) soft tissues. http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2248/do-cemetery-plots-have-expiration-dates