Re: "using quicklime to quickly decompose a body is an urban myth"
According to SWIM, it's not to decompose the body (it preserves it, as you say) but to prevent signs of decomposition (odours, animal excavation, etc).
According to SWIM, it's not to decompose the body (it preserves it, as you say) but to prevent signs of decomposition (odours, animal excavation, etc).