Archaeologists in Italy have unearthed two skeletons thought to be 5,000 to 6,000 years old, locked in an embrace. From the Neolithic period were discovered outside Mantua, about 40km (25 miles) south of Verona. The pair, almost certainly a man and a woman, are thought to have died young as their teeth were mostly intact, said chief archaeologist Elena Menotti. The burial site was discovered during construction work for a factory building.
“It’s an extraordinary case,” said Ms. Menotti. “There has not been a double burial found in the Neolithic period, much less two people hugging - and they really are hugging.”
Flint tools, including arrowheads and a knife, were also found alongside the couple.
Scientists will now study the skeletons and artifacts to work out how and when the two people died, Ms. Menotti said.
“I must say that when we discovered it, we all became very excited,” she said. “I’ve been doing this job for 25 years. I’ve done digs at Pompeii, all the famous sites but I’ve never been so moved because this is the discovery of something special,” she said.
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