The difficulty for forensic pathologists is the determination of the manner and time of death.
The difficulty for forensic pathologists is the determination of the manner and time of death. The first aim of this article is to describe forensic cases of complete or extensive mummification discovered in the Nice region of the south of France between 2002 and 2016 and to compare them with cases found in the forensic literature. The second aim of this article is to try to assess the minimum period of time necessary for “complete” or “extensive” mummification with the intention of helping to date mummies in forensics.