Physical characteristics consistent with cemetary remains include those associated with the embalming and decomposition processes. Some of these characteristics are fungal growth, presence of head and facial hair, cracking and flaking of skin, fabric impressions on the skin, decomposition at coffin pressure point, brain preservation, and cribriform plate fracture. Artifacts associated with burial, the coffin, or the embalming process often provide reliable evidence of cemetary remains. Finally, the presence of embalmed tissue can be detected through chemical analysis. 4 figures and 10 references (Author abstract modified)