"Lovers of Valdaro" held each other in embrace for 6,000 years Bashny.Net

They say that with time love passes. But did you know that there are a couple whose love has lasted for six thousand years?



The website introduces the reader to the amazing story of lovers, whose remains were discovered in the Italian Valtaro.

In 2007, in the town of Valdaro began excavations, led by archaeologist Elena Maria Menotti. That she was able to discover truly unique fresh burial.

In the excavations were discovered the skeletons of a girl and a young man, whose age is clearly not exceed twenty years.





The researchers found on their bones the marks of arrows. Probably, they were attacked and shot, but before his death, the pair managed to find the strength to kiss and hug.

She Mennuti suggests that the boy died first, and his girlfriend died later.

Among the many burials of the Neolithic, archaeologists found the mothers, pressing to their Breasts babies. But nobody has been able to find a couple of people who met their end in the strong arms of a loved one.

Today to look at "Lovers of Valdaro" in the Archaeological Museum of Mantua. For many people, this couple became a symbol of eternal love and the reflection of the history of Romeo and Juliet.

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