"This weekend the Lovers of Valdaro, two skeletons found wrapped in an
embrace, were displayed for the first time at Mantua's Archaeological
Museum. The bones date back to the Neolithic era and were found face to
face with their arms and legs entwined in 2007. There's no sign that the
man and woman, who were around 18 to 20 years old, died a violent
death. Some believe they died holding each other on a freezing night,
though it's more likely that they were just buried in that position.
Fans of the Lovers in Mantua are campaigning to give them a permanent
spot in the museum, now that they've been moved from the grave they
shared for 6,000 years."
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