Lasker Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 (edited) ROME (Reuters) - Call it the eternal embrace.Archaeologists in Italy have discovered a couple buried 5,000 to 6,000 years ago, hugging each other. "It's an extraordinary case," said Elena Menotti, who led the team on their dig near the northern city of Mantova. "There has not been a double burial found in the Neolithic period, much less two people hugging -- and they really are hugging." Menotti said she believed the two, almost certainly a man and a woman although that needs to be confirmed, died young because their teeth were mostly intact and not worn down. "I must say that when we discovered it, we all became very excited. I've been doing this job for 25 years. I've done digs at Pompeii, all the famous sites," she told Reuters. "But I've never been so moved because this is the discovery of something special." A laboratory will now try to determine the couple's age at the time of death and how long they had been buried. Yahoo News Edited February 7, 2007 by Lasker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aperture Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Wow! Speechless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sin-ergy Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 I wish we could hear their story.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toology Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Awwww. :wub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acies Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psybapunk Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Awwww. :wub: yeah, real cute when two people die clutching eachother out of fear. So precious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toology Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 yeah, real cute when two people die clutching eachother out of fear. So precious. Thank you, Captain Bringdown. Since you clearly know so much about their deaths, care to give Elena Menotti a call? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halcyoncmdr Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Yes, most likely it was the fear of impending death, not love that caused then to join in an embrace... Probably died of the cold or something, huddled together for warmth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SionicIon Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Now thats just plain beautiful, I think thats the word. Yeah I bet anybody would be able to tell what there last words were! "Oh, I'll never let go!" , "Were gonna be buried alive by this horrible tornado!" , "I love you, lets hug!" lol its probably what was said and what happened, those terrible tornadoes did it! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S. Veteran Posted February 7, 2007 Veteran Share Posted February 7, 2007 moved here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C++ Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Awww, this is just heartwarming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra.Xtreme Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 I like how a bunch of people just imagine the absolute worst here. There was such thing as love back then.... It is very possible is was a "Notebook" like ending for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JorgeIvan Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 This is so T_T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted February 7, 2007 Veteran Share Posted February 7, 2007 Never heard of a grave dug up with two people embraced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo003 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 For all we know he might banging his neighbor?s wife and husband did them all together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webeagle12 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 For all we know he might banging his neighbor?s wife and husband did them all together. hahhah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycoolkim Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Romeo and Juliet? XD wow, quite a weird story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsheron Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 This is disgusting. I hope they were married. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocstar Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 ^LAWLZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premgenius Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriFi Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 LoL.. Scientist and there year guessing games. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snyper Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 buried 5,000 to 6,000 years ago,but...but ....the bible says the world is just..4000 years old...this cant be true... :devil: This is disgusting. I hope they were married. :laugh: (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted February 7, 2007 Veteran Share Posted February 7, 2007 Call it the eternal embrace. Except for when they are carted off to some museum for carbon testing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZRecovery Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 That's real love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goji Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 OMG, imagine the horror if the two skeletons were.... male?! Pat Robertson would declare war on archaeology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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