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Why are skeletal remains present long after death?

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Don't know if anybody knows the answer to this question since it is in anatomy and physiology but I couldn't find that subject so I'm using this. Can anyone help?
Why are skeletal remains present long after death?

anonymous · Answer

It takes a long time for the large number of cells to break down. 

 Osteoblasts are the first cells to die when blood stops circulating. 

 Mineralization of salts forms a hard, tightly packed matrix. 

 Bones are covered with an impermeable membrane.