An eternal embrace between a 1,500-year-old Chinese couple

An American study documented a unique event, namely the discovery of the skeletal remains of a Chinese couple buried together 1,500 years ago.
Joint burials between men and women are not uncommon in China, but the intertwining “with two skeletons in the arms” is the first of its kind in the country.
The researchers concluded that it is possible that the woman, who wore a metal ring on her left finger, sacrificed herself so that she could be buried with her husband.
“Archaeologists discovered the couple’s burial in June 2020 during study work,” said lead researcher Qian Wang, associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the College of Dentistry at Texas A&M University in the States. -Unis, the day before yesterday, in a report published by Live Science. The excavation of a tomb was discovered in Shanxi province, China. The tomb contains around 600 burials of (Xianbei), an ancient nomadic group from northern China who was assimilated into Han Chinese culture. , dating from the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534).
He adds that “since the couple’s funeral was unique, it was decided to keep the two structures intertwined so that the duo could be exhibited in a museum in the future.”
The study says the man was around 5 feet 4 inches (161.5 cm) tall and had a few injuries, including a broken arm and part of a missing finger on his right hand. He probably died between the ages of 29 and 35.
In contrast, the woman was healthy when she died, was around 5 feet 2 inches (157.1 cm) tall, had only a few dental problems, including tooth decay, and she likely died between 35 and 40 years.
The study found that the couple were buried with care, as the man’s body was tilted towards the woman’s body and her left arm was placed under her body, and her right arm hugged her and hugged her. hand on her waist. The researchers wrote that the woman’s body was “in a hugging position,” with her head slightly down, meaning her face was resting on her shoulder and her arms cuddling her body.