The Neolitic Lovers of Valdaro, Mantova, Italy

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These two skeletons called Lovers because of their hug were found in February 2007 by the Archaeological Superintendency of the Lombardia region, during the excavation of a Roman Villa in San Giorgio di Mantova (Lombardia, Italy). Their bodies were removed but kept in the same block of soil so that they would be never separated. From April 2014, the skeletons are on permanent display at the National Museum of Mantua.

The two skeletons are 6000 years old but despite their age incredibly well preserved. Their hug is romantic and unique for a Neolithic burial. Their faces seem to touch each other, while their arms seem to be wrapped around each other's necks and shoulders. The studies on the skeletons' teeth reveal that the two lovers died young. Maybe they died of illness and they were buried together or they died from the cold, passing away while they tried to warm their bodies with a hug. Some flint objects were buried with the couple: some arrowheads and two lances, probably symbolic objects rather than real weapons.

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