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What would be the best way to fossilise my body after I die? And would an inscribed gold plate with my epitaph survive a few million years in rock, in case a future archaeologist finds my fossil?
Pat French
Rockhurst, Shropshire, UK
To turn yourself into a fossil, your burial site needs to be located where you won’t rot away – typically somewhere anaerobic, such as a peat bog or tar pit.
Then, you must arrange a geological sequence that layers sediment above your remains. You will need to accumulate sufficient layers to create pressure that forms sedimentary rock. It is…
