Grave Robbing for Science: A Creepy History

This video, titled "Grave Robbing for Science: A Creepy History," is part of a larger work called "The Anatomist’s Shovel: A History of Forbidden Medicine". It explores the "long, slow, and often creepy road" that medical professionals and artists traveled to understand the internal workings of the human body.
The narrative covers several historical milestones in the study of anatomy, including:
• Galen’s pig vivisections, which were used to understand biology when human dissection was limited.
• Leonardo da Vinci’s forbidden sketches, highlighting the clandestine nature of early anatomical observation.
• The era of grave-robbing, which became a desperate method for obtaining subjects for study.
• The passage of the 1832 Anatomy Act, a pivotal piece of legislation that finally provided "educational cadavers" for students, effectively ending the reliance on illegal body snatching.
In essence, the video describes how the medical field moved from shovels and "No Trespassing" signs to a legally recognized system for scientific education.