Mortsafes were contraptions designed to protect graves from disturbance. Resurrectionists had supplied the schools of anatomy in Scotland since the early 18th century. This was due to the necessity for medical students to learn anatomy by attending dissections of human subjects, which was frustrated by the very limited allowance of dead bodies – for example the corpses of executed criminals – granted by the government, which controlled the supply.
Gabriel_Nexus on February 23rd, 2021 at 22:20 UTC »
More like, I love you so much I'll pay a lot of extra money to prevent people from stealing your body for medical research.
c-student on February 23rd, 2021 at 22:24 UTC »
Details: Cages Used to be Put Over Graves to Protect Against Body Snatchers
Bicurious_MILF on February 23rd, 2021 at 22:45 UTC »
Mortsafes were contraptions designed to protect graves from disturbance. Resurrectionists had supplied the schools of anatomy in Scotland since the early 18th century. This was due to the necessity for medical students to learn anatomy by attending dissections of human subjects, which was frustrated by the very limited allowance of dead bodies – for example the corpses of executed criminals – granted by the government, which controlled the supply.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortsafe