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  • If an individual died under suspicious circumstances, a legitimate investigating agency (such as a Police agency) may exhume the body to determine the cause of death.

  • A body may be exhumed so that it may be reburied elsewhere.

  • Once human remains reach a certain age, many cultures consider the remains to have no communal Provenance , making exhumation acceptable. This serves several purposes:

  • ---Many Cemeteries have a limited number of plots in which to bury the dead. Once all plots are full, older remains are typically moved to an Ossuary to accommodate more bodies.

  • ---It enables Archaeologists to search for human remains in order to better understand human culture.

  • ---It enables Construction agencies to clear the way for new infrastructure.


Frequently, cultures have different sets of exhumation Taboo s. Occasionally these differences result in conflict, especially in cases where a culture with more lenient exhumation rules wishes to operate on the territory of a stricter culture. For example, United States Construction companies have run into conflict with Native American groups that wanted to preserve their ancient burial grounds from any form of modern construction.

In folklore and mythology, exhumation has also been frequently associated with the performance of rites to banish Undead manifestations. An example is the Mercy Brown Vampire Incident of Rhode Island , which occurred in 1892.