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Two ancient corpses hugged each other for a thousand years, what is the truth?

On February 6, 2007, two skeletons were unearthed in Italy, and miraculously, the two human skeletons hugged each other tightly. What is their relationship? Why are they buried together? It has aroused the curiosity of countless people.

Two ancient corpses hugged each other for a thousand years, what is the truth?

After archaeologists studied, the two skeletons were buried about 5,000 to 6,000 years later, belonging to a man and a woman. Many netizens saw this news, but also shocked and moved by such a thing, the owners of the two skeletons, presumably a loving couple!

Coincidentally, in November 2003, two similar human skeletons were found in Liupanshui, China. One side lying, one micro-side, according to the restoration, should be the appearance of relative contrast, these two skeletons were found in the ancient tomb, presumably a very story of people, silently looking at each other, interpreting their own ancient songs.

Two ancient corpses hugged each other for a thousand years, what is the truth?

During the exploration process of archaeologists, they did not expect to find two skeletons, and archaeologists continued to dig down until the excavation depth reached about 4 meters.

Male skeletons are about 1. 85 meters, the female skeleton is about 1. At 7 meters, the teeth of both skeletons are clearly visible. Originally buried for many years, it would not have been so well preserved, but the local dry, so it is very well preserved.

Two ancient corpses hugged each other for a thousand years, what is the truth?

Archaeologists said that the type of tomb is a cave tomb, with a sloped tomb passage with a length of nearly 10 meters. The tombs are mixed with more than 30 excavated ancient tombs, and the number of burial items unearthed is very small, only five baht coins, clay pots and an iron three-legged ding. It can be speculated that the owner of the tomb lived in the Northern Dynasty period before the Sui and Tang dynasties, dating back to about 1400 years ago.

Two ancient corpses hugged each other for a thousand years, what is the truth?

The scene of two people embracing each other is easy to think of love, many people think that this is a couple who love each other deeply, it may be that one person dies first, and the other person voluntarily accompanies the funeral, which will have this posture of embracing. Everyone's ideas are particularly romantic, and some speculate that the couple is taller than average, probably Gentiles, who happen to die, and the locals avoid being alone and pose as if they were embracing each other.

Two ancient corpses hugged each other for a thousand years, what is the truth?

However, some archaeologists have put forward a hypothesis that the hugging posture is likely to be caused by tomb robbery. It's cold, but it makes sense. There are very few artifacts in this ancient tomb, and it is likely that tomb robbers have patronized it, and in order to rummage for valuable things, they have moved the corpses, causing them to hug each other. Moreover, Guyuan City was remote, but it was the central area of Northern Dynasty rule at that time, so it was impossible for "martyrdom" to appear.

Two ancient corpses hugged each other for a thousand years, what is the truth?

The skeleton story of a thousand years ago can no longer be speculated, and can only be slowly approached to the truth of history, but it is difficult to restore. Or, the charm of history is that it leaves us with endless reverie!

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