The present invention provides an embalming weighted positioning device for maintaining and/or restoring a cadaver in a substantially normal lifelike appearance before, during, and after the embalming process, comprised of a flexible, conformable adherent container that allows for the nesting of two or more containers. The container can have a fill spout with a removable cover for filling or emptying the container with particulates and/or air before, during or after the embalming process. Also provided is a method for maintaining and/or restoring the body parts of a cadaver to a substantially normal lifelike appearance by controlling body fluid deposition in the body of a cadaver, and by positioning the body parts of a cadaver before, during and/or after the embalming process, by placing at least one container on top of, under or next to a body part of the cadaver.