Lovers of Valdaro
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The so-called Lovers of Valdaro, also dubbed as the "Valdaro Lovers," is a pair of human skeletons locked in an eternal embrace discovered by archaeologists at a Neolithic tomb in S.Giorgio near Mantova, Italy,[1][2] in 2007.
Archaeologist Elena Maria Menotti led the excavation.[3] Scientists believe that the pair is a man and woman no older than 20 years old and approximately 5'2" in height. They were removed from the ground intact and sent to Musei Civici in Como where they are undergoing tests.
An artists depiction of the pair was included on the cover of Believers Never Die – Greatest Hits, by Fall Out Boy.
[edit] References
- ^ Phil Stewart (February 12, 2007). "Scientists to save 5,000-year-old embrace". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/02/14/us-italy-embrace-idUSL12831255020070214. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
- ^ "Prehistoric skeletons found locked in eternal embrace". www.stonepages.com. February 11, 2007. http://www.stonepages.com/news/archives/002264.html. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
- ^ "Locked in an eternal embrace". Daily Mail. February 8, 2007. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-434454/Locked-eternal-embrace.html. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
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