The Dark History of Grave Robbing
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The Dark History of Grave Robbing
In the 17th and 18th centuries, grave robbing became a dark and lucrative trade, fueled by the demand for cadavers in medical schools. Known as "resurrectionists," body snatchers raided cemeteries to sell freshly buried bodies to surgeons for anatomy studies. To combat this grim practice, some graves were protected by iron cages called ...
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