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Love after Death: Two Skeletons Found Hugging One Another in an Ancient Tomb in China
Archaeologists discovered a double burial in an ancient cemetery unearthed at a construction site in Datong, Shanxi Province, China. During an excavation held in 2020, they discovered two skeletons hugging each other at a grave site - one of the skeletons even wore a silver ring.The skeletons were identified as a man and a woman in an eternal embrace. “This discovery is a unique display of human emotion of love in a burial, offering a rare glimpse people's views towards love, life, death, and afterlife in northern China during a time of intense cultural and ethnic exchange,” said Quanchao Zhang of the Institute of Anthropology at Xiamen University in a study detailing the findings.The researchers noted that the couple likely lived during the Northern Wei dynasty (386-534) which was a politically turbulent time. The discovery is a remarkable display that love can surpass many troubles, and perhaps, even death.Image: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology#archaeology #anthropology #loverstomb #skeleton #burial #doubleburial #love #humanemotion #China #NortherWeiDynasty
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