They believe that the artifacts they found could indicate that she came from a wealthy background, perhaps even from a royal family.Ĭhondrogianni-Metoki told the news outlet that they are still unsure of the woman's whole story and the area where they found her skeleton. Archaeologists analyze the skeleton to know the woman's age, health, and possible cause of death. The team discovered other artifacts in the tomb, such as four clay pots and a glass vessel, but no other person was buried with the woman. There were also gold threads found on the woman's hands that were most likely from embroidery.
Discovering the Mysterious Woman Buried in Ancient Greek TombĮphorate of Antiquities of Kozani director Areti Chondrogianni-Metoki told Live Science that they found gold laurel leaves on the woman's head that were likely part of a wreath. (Photo : JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images)Ī general view shows a skeleton that Lebanese archaeologists are digging out from a construction site in the coastal city of Batroun, north of Beirut, on October 26, 2016, after 18 skeletons were found at the site revealing an ancient graveyard. ^ "Locked in Eternal Embrace – The Lovers of Valdaro".^ "6,000-Year-Old Lovers Make Debut In Italy".^ "The Lovers of Valdaro: for 6,000 years, a pair of skeletons had been locked in an eternal embrace"."6,000 Years Later, the 'Lovers of Valdaro' Need a New Home". ^ "Eternal Embrace - Archaeology Magazine Archive".^ a b "The Eternal Lovers of Valdaro".^ "Prehistoric skeletons found locked in eternal embrace"."Scientists to save 5,000-year-old embrace". ^ La Stampa / Worldcrunch (September 13, 2011).Seven years after their discovery, on 11 April 2014, they were permanently displayed inside a glass case in the museum, which is within the perimeter of the Ducal palace of Mantua. The skeletons were displayed briefly in public for the first time in September 2011 at the National Archaeological Museum of Mantua, thanks to the effort of the association Lovers in Mantua which was seeking a permanent home for the ancient couple. Osteological examination found no evidence of violent death, no fractures, and no microtrauma, so the most likely explanation is the flint tools were buried along with the people as grave goods.
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The female had a long flint blade along the thigh, plus two flint knives under the pelvis. The male skeleton was found with a flint arrowhead near the neck. The pair are a male and female no older than 20 years old at death and approximately 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) in height. The two individuals were buried face to face with their arms around each other, in a position reminiscent of a " lovers' embrace".Īrchaeologist Elena Maria Menotti led the excavation. They were discovered by archaeologists at a Neolithic tomb in San Giorgio near Mantua, Italy, in 2007. The Lovers of Valdaro, also known as the " Valdaro Lovers," are a pair of human skeletons dated as approximately 6,000 years old. male skeleton is on the left, and the female skeleton is on the right.
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