Friday, February 23, 2007

5,000-year-old embrace

Deleting messages from my in-box and chanced upon this:
Reuters Photo: A pair of human skeletons lie entwined at an Neolithic archaeological dig site near Mantova
Scientists to save 5,000-year-old embrace
By Phil Stewart Mon Feb 12, 9:53 AM ET
VALDARO, Italy (Reuters) - Italy won't split up its Stone Age "lovers."
In a Valentine's Day gift to the country, scientists said they are determined to remove and preserve together the remains of a couple buried 5,000 to 6,000 years ago, their arms still wrapped around each other in an enduring embrace.
Instead of removing the bones one-by-one for reassembly later, archaeologists plan to scoop up the entire section of earth where the couple was buried, they told Reuters.
The plot will then be transported for study before being put on display in an Italian museum, thereby preserving the world's longest known hug for posterity.
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Now, I recalled being told that "not only til death do us part, but even in death, u will cling"; wonder who's my lucky CLING-ON?

5 comments:

NURAINA A SAMAD said...

and....i am also wondering -- who's my lucky cling-on?

Thanks, sista.....
have a good weekend!!

zewt said...

one word... wow!

BaitiBadarudin said...

Whoever it is, aina, he's sure one lucky fella!
And, zewt, yeah ... WOW!

Typhoon Sue said...

how morbidly romantic!

BaitiBadarudin said...

yeah, they could be getting at each other's throats for all we know!