Starlyte Posted June 20, 2003 #1 Share Posted June 20, 2003 A Rare Iron Coffin Has Scientists Digging Into the Past Who is the man in the iron coffin? Most of his headstone disappeared some time ago, and the place where he and his family were buried became overgrown with trees and brush. The cemetery became a farm and the farm became an industrial park, and descendants didn't even know it was there. It's strange and sad how the dissolutions of time can make a real live man who once swaggered across the earth worse than dead: forgotten. But now, on a recent Wednesday, the man in the iron coffin -- they guess it's a man from the length and heft of that rusting thing -- lies on a table in the bowels of the National Museum of Natural History. He has traveled from Pulaski, Tenn., and before that, through 141 years underground, and before that, through a lifetime of his own. And he is about to rejoin the world of the living. LINK I just thought this was an interesting story and a good example of just how far technology has come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceyKC Posted June 20, 2003 #2 Share Posted June 20, 2003 An interesting story, I thought only wooden coffins were used in the past. Nice find starlyte. I'm glad they found out his identity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted June 21, 2003 #3 Share Posted June 21, 2003 I didn't know they had iron coffins back then either. That was a fascinating story starlyte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anirbas Posted June 21, 2003 #4 Share Posted June 21, 2003 thats wierd! wouldn't an iron coffin be heavy to lug around - maybe he wanted it that way - cool post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdodo Posted June 21, 2003 #5 Share Posted June 21, 2003 WaW As I know ... Iron Coffins are used for great people who did something good in life ... they are also used to protect the person in the coffin from bad evil spirits ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anirbas Posted June 22, 2003 #6 Share Posted June 22, 2003 thanks djdodo i had no idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlyte Posted June 23, 2003 Author #7 Share Posted June 23, 2003 As I know ... Iron Coffins are used for great people who did something good in life ... they are also used to protect the person in the coffin from bad evil spirits I didn't know this djdodo, interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lillian416 Posted June 23, 2003 #8 Share Posted June 23, 2003 I thought that was an interesting point, also, Dj Wonder what else is in this earth waiting to be found.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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