frozen remains
Preserved cold body
Frozen remains are the preserved body or body parts of a dead organism, kept intact by sustained cold temperatures.
The phrase typically describes ancient specimens—woolly mammoths in permafrost, ice mummies, prehistoric humans emerging from glaciers—where freezing has prevented decomposition: Scientists extracted DNA from the frozen remains.
Unlike fossils, frozen remains preserve soft tissue.
- iceWater's solid form
- preservedKept from deterioration
- mummyEmbalmed, wrapped ancient body
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
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- Arctic PrehistoryThule culture, microblades, harpoons, stone tools, bone tools
frozen remainsskeletal remains
Preserved framework of deceased
mummified remains · fossilized remains · compost · dust · carrion
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