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Hittite law explicitly allowed necrophilia, according to Wikipedia. In other cultures, it seems to be discouraged. Why would necrophilia be allowed in Hittite society, and was permission or condemnation the norm worldwide in the ancient world? NSFW

by /u/BUT_HER_AIM_IS in /r/AskHistorians

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