a portable object prepared by casting a substantially transparent , water insoluble , chemically setting plastic into a shaped mold . while in the liquid state , items of the following types are embedded : mummified tissue from a deceased or living biological subject , an epitaph , memorabilia , and a label describing the biological content and purpose of the tissue . the four types of embedded items enclosed together in a single object accord with the definition of a tomb . mummified tissue protected from water , air , illumination , and bacterial action preserve the genome of the subject and provide a potential for resurrection of a biological subject by anticipating future innovation in genetic engineering and somatic cell cloning . portable tombs may be prepared ante mortem as well as post mortem . multiple equivalent tombs may be made for one individual . multiple individuals may be entombed in a single portable object . a portable tomb consumes no land , makes visitation travel unnecessary , and may multiply entomb a single individual , or singly entomb multiple individuals .