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mfcorey1

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Sat Feb 14, 2015, 11:30 AM Feb 2015

Greek archaeologists find couple locked in millennia-old hug

ATHENS, Greece — Death did not part them.

Archaeologists in southern Greece have discovered the grave of a man and woman buried as they died some 5,800 years ago — still tightly embracing.

A senior member of the excavation team, Anastassia Papathanassiou, says the discovery — made in 2013 and publicized this week after DNA testing determined each skeleton's sex — is the oldest of its kind in Greece. She says the couple most likely died holding each other.

Papathanassiou told The Associated Press on Friday that the remains of the couple, estimated to be in their 20s, were found near the Alepotrypa Cave, an important prehistoric site.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/offbeat/greek-archaeologists-find-couple-locked-in-millennia-old-hug/ar-AA9nc1q?ocid=mailsignout

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Greek archaeologists find couple locked in millennia-old hug (Original Post) mfcorey1 Feb 2015 OP
Awww shenmue Feb 2015 #1
Did the cave roof fall on them? nt AnotherDreamWeaver Feb 2015 #2
From the picture, they were spooning. rug Feb 2015 #3
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