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Tue Feb 6, 1:28 PM ET

ROME (Reuters) - Call it the eternal embrace.

Archaeologists in Italy have discovered a couple buried 5,000 to 6,000 years ago, hugging each other.

"It's an extraordinary case," said Elena Menotti, who led the team on their dig near the northern city of Mantova.

"There has not been a double burial found in the Neolithic period, much less two people hugging -- and they really are hugging."

Menotti said she believed the two, almost certainly a man and a woman although that needs to be confirmed, died young because their teeth were mostly intact and not worn down.

"I must say that when we discovered it, we all became very excited. I've been doing this job for 25 years. I've done digs at Pompeii, all the famous sites," she told Reuters.

"But I've never been so moved because this is the discovery of something special."

A laboratory will now try to determine the couple's age at the time of death and how long they had been buried.

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this surely beats zilam's 4 year gravedig :D

Well isn't that sweet.

Even corpes need love.

Its a conspiracy...Anyone wonder why this came out a week before Valentines Day? I smell hallmark advertising here!

Its a conspiracy...Anyone wonder why this came out a week before Valentines Day? I smell hallmark advertising here!

Wow...You're good...:D

awww....sweetie lovely fluffliness all around...


...until they find out that one of them was buried alive hugging the corpse cause s/he was their chattel.

Its a conspiracy...Anyone wonder why this came out a week before Valentines Day? I smell hallmark advertising here!

either that or it's an unfortunate accident involving necrophilia

either that or it's an unfortunate accident involving necrophilia

lol!

Wait...Was that dirt hitting the coffin...Uh...Guys?

either that or it's an unfortunate accident involving necrophilia

I swear officer, it was an accident, I didn't know she was dead!

They weren't hugging. They were fighting over a taco. :eek:

Great! They've been at it for millenia and I get dumped after about a month. :mad:

That said, talk about stamina! :eek:

more likely in the middle of sex

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This clearly show that Italy has invented hugging, even before the little things like the scientifical method, the electrical battery, the telephone and the radio.

Everybody pay royalties!:D

more likely in the middle of sex

I would think the condom would give that away. Oh, the irony in dying in the middle of safe sex...

cute. i've certainly never heard of a similar burial from any period. maybe a recognition of young love cut short. hopefully it's not a case of the wife or husband being sacrificed to join their spouse in the netherworld or whatever, it'd be difficult to prove that though so it would probably remain a theory. as far as i'm aware that sort of practice is not known outside of very wealthy royal burials though. if they can find out what killed the two then we'd have a better idea, could well have been an accident involving both of them at the same time. it would be interesting to know what sort of grave goods were found aswell, if this is indeed a deliberate burial.

I would think the condom would give that away. Oh, the irony in dying in the middle of safe sex...

yes indeed

Gotta love anaphylaxis brought about by latex allergy.

:eek: Is that contagious?

I would think the condom would give that away. Oh, the irony in dying in the middle of safe sex...
Gotta love anaphylaxis brought about by latex allergy.

:eek: Is that contagious?

I just timewarped...*does a little retro dance*

cute. i've certainly never heard of a similar burial from any period. maybe a recognition of young love cut short. hopefully it's not a case of the wife or husband being sacrificed to join their spouse in the netherworld or whatever, it'd be difficult to prove that though so it would probably remain a theory. as far as i'm aware that sort of practice is not known outside of very wealthy royal burials though. if they can find out what killed the two then we'd have a better idea, could well have been an accident involving both of them at the same time. it would be interesting to know what sort of grave goods were found aswell, if this is indeed a deliberate burial.
A similar thought crossed my mind. Then again, who knows what a common cold could do back then...

:eek: Is that contagious?
You could deliberately sensitize someone to it, I suppose...:confused:

I really don't think there were latex condoms 5 fucking thousand years ago. :rolleyes:

I really don't think there were latex condoms 5 fucking thousand years ago. :rolleyes:

no just ones made out of Leather and along with the Leather bikinis

no just ones made out of Leather and along with the Leather bikinis

The world's oldest condom dates back only to 1640.

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1870958.html

I really don't think there were latex condoms 5 fucking thousand years ago. :rolleyes:
But maybe a sheep or goat intestine?

The world's oldest condom dates back only to 1640.

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1870958.html

must of been kept in a wallet

One day of old a man was told
That condoms weren't invented.
So he put a sock upon his cock
And children were prevented.


:)

must of been kept in a wallet
Or made from it.

Maybe they used the old fashioned sponge and vinegar method.

Wow...You're good...:D

Thats what the women tell me! :D

Thats what the women tell me! :D

. . .

*steps away from thread*

*runs*

. . .

*steps away from thread*

*runs*

-trips-

-points and laughs at Fleckey-

-trips-

-points and laughs at Fleckey-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBjVyyt1M1U

sssssssss, aaaaaaaaaah, ssssssssssss, aaaaaaaaaaaah

*criez*

Even corpes need love.

That's why we have people like you. :p

Saw that...quite interesting indeed.

I would think the condom would give that away. Oh, the irony in dying in the middle of safe sex...

Sigged. :D

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Sigged. :D

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You might wanna stay away from page two of the epitaph thread.... ;)

You might wanna stay away from page two of the epitaph thread.... ;)

Epitaph thread?

Have a link?

Epitaph thread?

Have a link?
Didn't I just tell you to stay away from it? :p

Didn't I just tell you to stay away from it? :p

You only told me to stay away from page two. :p :fluffle:

You only told me to stay away from page two. :p :fluffle:
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=517246 :p

You only told me to stay away from page two. :p :fluffle:
Ok fine, you can see it. :p

Ok fine, you can see it. :p

Page two had nothing special. :mad:

Page two had nothing special. :mad:
Look at my post on page two. :p

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this surely beats zilam's 4 year gravedig :D

Awwwww....I feel all warm inside :D

Romeo and Juliet?

I really don't think there were latex condoms 5 fucking thousand years ago. :rolleyes:

They were. The thing is, that latex isn't eternal.

I really don't think there were latex condoms 5 fucking thousand years ago. :rolleyes:
Intentional or not? :p

Intentional or not? :p
No, the pun wasn't intended.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91059-1250513,00.html

Looks like our lovers were executed mid-hug... :(

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this surely beats zilam's 4 year gravedig :D
Zilam had a 4 year grave dig?
Fucking n00b's

You know, pretty soon they'll realize both these skeletons are male and the conservatives will denounce them and demand to keep this filth out of our museums.