Hand-holding skeletons dubbed Lovers of Modena 'were both men'

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Hand-holding skeletons dubbed Lovers of Modena 'were both men'
Researchers believe the men could have been "war comrades or friends who died together during a skirmish".
Thursday 12 September 2019 22:11, UK

Two ancient skeletons known as the Lovers of Modena, who were buried hand-in-hand, were both men, according to new research.

The pair, who are believed to have died between the 4th and 6th centuries, had previously been thought to be a male and a female.

But researchers from the University of Bologna in Italy used a new technique to determine their gender by analysing proteins in their tooth enamel.

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