One of the largest projects undertaken has been ‘The Pig Project’ which investigates the role of ritual and the effect of garments on the decomposition of biological tissues, and the effect of decomposition on garments in a ‘Natural Earth Burial’ scenario. The scenario chosen for the experiment was in keeping with eco trends in the funeral industry. Bodies are buried without the invasive process of embalming, without the excessive materials that go into the construction of a coffin, and in a grave that is shallow enough to encourage aerobic decomposition, instead of the slower anaerobic breakdown that occurs in graves the traditional depth of ‘six feet under’. As human cadavers were not available for the experiment, 21 pig carcasses were used as alternatives.