FfFfFfFF 58,369 Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Archaeologists in northern China have discovered two ancient skeletons wrapped in an embrace. The remains likely belonged to a man and woman who lived during the Northern Wei period (386 to 534 C.E.), reports Kevin McSpadden for the South China Morning Post. Researchers found the couple while excavating more than 600 tombs at a cemetery uncovered during construction in the city of Datong, in Shanxi province. They were positioned with their arms wrapped around each other’s waists and the woman’s face pressed against the man’s shoulder. “The message was clear—husband and wife lay together, embracing each other for eternal love during the afterlife,” write the authors in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. As Sarah Cascone reports for Artnet News, the man’s skeleton shows signs of an unhealed injury to his right arm. The woman appears to be uninjured, leading the researchers to speculate that she may have killed herself after the man’s death in order to be buried alongside him. Another possibility is that the two died at the same time, perhaps of an illness. Source - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1500-year-old-chinese-skeletons-found-locked-embrace-180978509/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argentum 1,705 Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 me and who? "Δεν είσαι αγάπη. Δεν είσαι αγάπη. Είσαι οφθαλμαπάτη. Η τέλεια οφθαλμαπάτη" - Λαίδη Γκάγκα, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelusionalGaga 29,717 Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 8 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said: The message was clear—husband and wife lay together, embracing each other for eternal love during the afterlife Is it clear? They might have been best friends/roommates who remained lifelong singles Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dojo 19,823 Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 5 minutes ago, Argentum said: me and who? me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FfFfFfFF 58,369 Posted September 2, 2021 Author Share Posted September 2, 2021 24 minutes ago, xlx said: They might have been best friends/roommates Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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