how long does it take a human body to fully decompose
But the exact decomposing time differs. Generally, it could take about a year for the body to decompose into a skeleton in ordinary soil and eight to twelve years to decompose a skeleton. And if a dead body is inside a coffin and buried deep underground, it could even take 50 years to decompose all tissues on the body. Normally, substantial decomposition mostly occurs in the course of two weeks, and the bodyâs soft tissues start disintegrating even with preservation.