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This is a strange subject.
There are US federal laws protecting native American remains, but nothing for the rest of us.
I suspect part of the problem is that medical colleges have historically used human cadavers for both research & education.
Additionally circus side-shows have had bits-n-peices forever.
Then there are the museums & private collectors.
Some states have laws on the possession, sale, & display of artifacts, but rarely enforced..
Outside the USA, Many countries will go to the UN Hague courts to reprocess what they perceive as their countryman's remains. An example: Egyptian is always trying to repatriate their mummy's, as has several of the SA counties.
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Go raibh tú leathuair ar Neamh sula mbeadh a fhios ag an diabhal go bhfuil tú marbh
"May you be a half hour in heaven before the devil knows you’re dead"
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