medievalists.net/2026/10/how-did-medieval-people-tell-if-someone-was-dead How Did Medieval People Tell If Someone Was Dead?
Medieval people had no single test for death and relied on combined signs such as missing pulse or breath, cold body, darkened skin and altered eyes. Fifteenth-century Italian canonization records show families, midwives and physicians often reached collective judgements.
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