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Dead people go to the morgue and then are either cremated or embalmed and buried.
First he is embalmed. Then he placed in a casket and family and friends go to see him at a viewing. Finally he is buried.
No, once a person has been embalmed, they are deceased and cannot come back to life. Embalming is a preservation process that is performed on deceased individuals to slow down the decomposition process for viewing purposes.
On average, the ashes of a cremated person weigh about nine pounds.
More than likely he was not cremated. Now even though cremation was the Roman custom of burial at the time of Antony's death, Antony requested that he be buried in Egypt and the Egyptian custom of burial was mummification and interment. If they ever find his and Cleopatra's tomb, we will know for sure.
they preserve the dead person from the time of death until they can be buried or cremated
No, the cremated remains of a person, their ashes, do not change over time. The ashes are what is left of the crushed bones and will remain as that.
It depends on your local ordinances. Then again, you could donate to you local medical college. They will (Despite the rumors otherwise) treat your remains with the utmost respect. If you wish to be buried unembalmed, you will need to make this clear to those who are likely to deal with your funeral arrangements, as this can make it necessary to have the funeral relatively quickly, (within a few days), and mean that your body is not able to "lie in state" or for viewing for more than about half a day, depending on the temperature.
they preserve the dead person from the time of death until they can be buried or cremated
to honor there time served
He asked to be cremated when he died. His body was cremated and his ashes were buried.
A simple answer is noThat is left up to the person and his/her feelings on the matter.