Why do we bury people in coffins?

Why do we bury people using coffins and caskets? Learn about these ancient traditions on the Elmwood Casket Company blog in Chicago, IL. read more

Interestingly enough, a coffin does not protect ground water or the spread of diseases from the corpse. At least only in a very immediate way. If the casket is lined, metallic and sealed with a gasket, the people who transport the coffin have a level of protection, but once in the ground anything goes. read more

Cant be about the Black Plague. Could it be that our planet is in peril due to the lack of recycling that it needs from us at one point burying our dead in the ground. read more

We also destroy all these biomes to build concrete cities. Again taking up huge amounts of space and leaving little room for the plants and animals that existed in the area before us. As humans we take up a huge amount of space and leave little room for other animals to co-exist. read more