Table 1 Adipocere samples analysed in this study.

From: First evidence of terrestrial ambrein formation in human adipocere

Sample

Age at burial

Sex

Burial/submergence duration (years)

Weight of human remains (kg)

G1

81

f

39

31.5

G2, I1

86

m

39

20

G3

24

m

36

10.5

G4

30

m

36

23

A1

88

f

n.k.

n.k.

  1. G1–G4 are samples from separate graves in a cemetery located in SW Germany; I1 = intestinal contents sample from G2; A1 = external adipocere sample from the submerged body.
  2. f = female, m = male, n.k. = not known.
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