Can the human brain does not decay for thousands of years?
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We All know that the body of the buried person eventually begins to decompose and, in the end, he leaves only a skeleton. According to scheletrone of the corpse may take from several months to decades, depending on the environment in which it is located. For example, in earthen graves the skeleton is formed in the next 3-5 years, and in the rivers for about 2 years. The first body is fully decomposed, it is believed , but in some cases it can remain intact for millennia. The oldest well-preserved human brain was discovered in 2008 on the territory of the English village of Heslington. According to the calculations of researchers, the owner of the brain lived in V-VII centuries BC, but as such a short-lived body was able to survive so well?
About an unusual discovery scientists, as well as their assumptions about well-preserved brain was described in a scientific publication . Finding the skull of a rather ancient man with virtually the whole brain, the researchers were very surprised and decided to find out which factor contributed to the good preservation of the main human body. One would assume that he survived due to cold and acidic environment, but in this case the person also would have preserved fragments of skin and hair. But in addition to bones and brain in the grave failed to find anything interesting.
How long degraded the human brain?
According to the researchers, the human brain is decomposed for several days due to the fact that unlike other authorities, it is extremely important to maintain intercellular communication. As a rule, responsible for this so-called protein strands, but in the dead body, they start to disappear, which leads to rapid decomposition of the brain. During the study of cell structures found in England of the remains it became clear that the necessary to preserve the intercellular structures of protein strands somehow survived that and increased the shelf life of the brain.
the human Brain is found in the English countryside.
Once the scientists simulated the process of decomposition on the computer, they found that the human brain has survived thanks to the penetration into the brain scientist unknown substances. The researchers believe that the substance is penetrated into the human body from the outside and blocked the work of enzymes that break down the structure of proteins. Thanks to this exposure, the intercellular communication of the brain was preserved for thousands of years, even at relatively high temperatures. In addition, the soil in which the remains were found, had high acidity, which also slows down the decomposition of the tissues. But that's why in such circumstances the person is not preserved , scientists still unknown.
Researchers have been unable to identify the person and maybe never will be able to do so. But in the course of studying the bones, they found the probable cause of his death. According to them, a middle-aged man was executed by hanging, as evidenced by a spinal injury in the neck. After the execution, the man's head was severed and thrown into the pit. Perhaps after that to the place of burial was something spilled that contributed to the good preservation of the brain. But what was the matter, scientists also still unknown.
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