Fingerprints, dental records, tattoos or other distinguishing marks.
Mummy
His mistress identified the dead body as Harold.
The name Jane Doe for a dead body came from the dead bodies that could not be identified.
Place, responses, time, DNA
It can take up to 10 years for a dead persons body to decay. A number of factors which include heat, cold air, the amount of oxygen and clothing.
Without any respect for the dead, there is no hope for the rest of us.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier honours all those who died but it particularly honours the dead who could not be identified and buried with a name or returned to their families
Yes, in fact a persons hair will keep growing a bit after you die.
They are about religion. Some people thought there was an afterlife and they could preserves a dead persons body for that afterlife.
No. The only persons who can declare a person dead are those who write death certificates; a medical practitioner or, in the absence of a body, a coroner.
Stay unknown, your body would be worth billions to every bio-tech company on the planet, dead or alive. Oh that billions to them, you would get to be a living autopsy.
Are you referring to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier? If so, it represents all of the soldiers who died in action that were not able to be identified. Because they don't know who they are, they can't contact family, but are still deserving of a burial with honors.AnswerThe US has four Unknown Soldiers; from World War 1, World War 2, Korea, and Vietnam. By the time it was decided to have an Unknown Solder from Vietnam, forensic science had progressed to the point that it was very difficult to find a dead US soldier who could not be identified, but one was finally found. Furthermore, it is now quite possible that the previous three Unknown Soldiers could be identified if the tomb was opened. As stated by the above answer, the Unknown Soldier represents US soldiers who were killed but not identifiable for traditional burial. If the question is asking about the exact identity of the Unknown Soldier, the word 'unknown' should be a clue.