"Russian prosecutors demanded a symbolic two-year suspended prison sentence on Monday for a senior Siberian pathologist they accuse of illegally exporting 56 corpses and 440 brain segments to controversial German anatomist Gunther von Hagens....it was alleged, the relatives of eight of the 56 were lied to and told that their loves ones had been cremated. The unfortunate relatives were even charged the equivalent of $116 to recover their ashes."

"Among the finds were a pair of coffins - presumed to be a married couple. These were found in a U-shaped tomb constructed with large pieces of high-quality black bricks. The male body, covered with a black shroud and painted with golden flowers, was laid upon a wood foundation. The female body was so well-preserved that part of her muscle is visible. She is wearing a hair pin."

"A German anatomist who displays human corpses as art has had to withdraw a preserved gorilla from his exhibition after protests by a government department....Gunther von Hagens said he was applying for an emergency court ruling that would allow him to return the gorilla, Arti, to the macabre show. His controversial travelling exhibition displays synthetically preserved corpses in different states of dissection. The eccentric anatomist claims his work is in the interests of science and art."

"Archaeologists this week unearthed the remains of 30 people, including 19 still intact as mummies, dating from between 1000 and 1500, making them some of the oldest mummies ever found in Peru."

"An underground maze found packed with mummies was most likely an ancient multifamily cemetery, Egypt's top archaeologist said. A French team made the recent discovery of hundreds of mummies crammed into deep shafts and corridors at Saqqara, 15 miles (25 kilometers) south of Cairo."

"Kubi, the proud and well-loved patriarch of the San Francisco Zoo's Gorilla World exhibit, died Tuesday afternoon, 11 days after undergoing unprecedented surgery....he will be cremated, with his feet, hands, skull and at least one leg preserved for educational purposes."

"A body was discovered Tuesday morning in a patch of tamarisk trees on the south of Interstate 10 in Palm Springs...."

"The freeze drying process begins with the removal of internal organs and fat from a pet. The animal is then placed in a large circular freezer and the temperature is decreased to zero degrees. A vacuum pump hooked to the freezer then begins to slowly remove the air, decreasing the atmospheric pressure. As the pressure decreases, the frozen water inside the animal's body turns to vapor, leaving the animal completely dehydrated, but with its cell structure in tact...Pet owners can request their animals be preserved in specific poses...."

"Mr. Poe made a pilgrimage last month to the family crypt where Marcos's preserved body lies in state. The spectacle of Mr. Poe bowing reverentially over the corpse earned him the tearful endorsement of Imelda."