[small_l_libertarian]

If you go with the later body placement suggested by the bugs, the body was exposed for two weeks or less. My own judgement was that that was fairly quick mummification. That was just my opinion.

[sawsalimb]

If you go with the later body placement suggested by the bugs, the body was exposed for two weeks or less. My own judgement was that that was fairly quick mummification. That was just my opinion.

I don't know anything about mummification,but a few years ago I got to work for a while in the desert in Southern Cal.(Barstow,to be precise). I was there from March to July,and the spring wasn't as hot as I expected,but it's very dry indeed. I'd guess that a small cadaver could start to dry out pretty fast.

[wonders]

No probs if you're calling two weeks or less "quick" mummification -- I wouldn't call that "quick" either, but perfectly normal. Dusek was talking about hours and days. Again, I stress PARTIAL mummification as we all know the interior organs were certainly not mummified.