Embracing Skeletons of Alepotrypa explained
The Embracing Skeletons of Alepotrypa are a pair of human skeletons dated as approximately 5,800 years old. They were discovered by archaeologists in the Alepotrypa cave in Laconia, Greece, home to a human settlement in the Neolithic age between 6,000 B.C. and 3,200 B.C.[1] DNA analysis confirmed that the remains belong to a man and woman who died when they were 20 to 25 years of age.[2] [3] [4]
The prehistoric skeletons died in a lover’s embrace with the man lying behind the woman, draping his arms over her, and with their legs intertwined.[5] [6] [7]
They're totally spooning, The boy is the big spoon, and the girl is the little spoon: Their arms are draped over each other, their legs are intertwined. It's unmistakable.
—Bill Parkinson, associate curator of Eurasian anthropology at Chicago's Field Museum
Greek archaeologist Anastasia Papathanasiou said about the couple's pose, "It's a very natural hug; it doesn't look like they were arranged in this posture at a much later date." The cause of death of the two individuals is currently unknown.
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Notes and References
- Book: Cline, Diane Harris . The Greeks: An Illustrated History . National Geographic . 2016 . 978-1-4262-1670-1 . Washington, D.C. . 13 . Chapter One: Dawn of the Greeks.
- Web site: Embracing Stone Age Couple Found in Greek Cave. https://web.archive.org/web/20191110075247/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150220-embracing-skeletons-greece-diros-alepotrypa-cave-archaeology/. dead. November 10, 2019. 2015-02-20. National Geographic News. en. 2019-11-10.
- Web site: 5,800-Year-Old Skeletons Found Locked in Embrace Near Greek Cave. NBC News. en. 2019-11-10.
- Lugli. Federico. Di Rocco. Giulia. Vazzana. Antonino. Genovese. Filippo. Pinetti. Diego. Cilli. Elisabetta. Carile. Maria Cristina. Silvestrini. Sara. Gabanini. Gaia. Arrighi. Simona. Buti. Laura. 2019-09-11. Enamel peptides reveal the sex of the Late Antique 'Lovers of Modena'. Scientific Reports. 9. 1. 13130. 10.1038/s41598-019-49562-7. 2045-2322. 6739468. 31511583. 2019NatSR...913130L.
- Web site: Skeletons in 6,000-Year-Old Embrace Found in Cave. Lorenzi. Rossella. 2015-02-13. Seeker. 2019-11-10.
- Web site: Skeletons embracing found in a Greek cave. Hürriyet Daily News. en. 2019-11-10.
- Web site: The Remains Of A Stone Age Couple Found In A Spooning Embrace. io9. 23 February 2015 . en-us. 2019-11-10.
