The two skeletons, known as the "Lovers of Modena," were found in Italy in 2009. Researchers could not previously determine the sex of the hand-holding deceased, because they were so badly ...

The discovery of two individuals buried hand-in-hand is not a new occurrence. The hand-holding Lovers of Valdaro, who died nearly 6,000 years ago, were buried in Italy’s northern province of ...

They were discovered in 2009, locked in eternal embrace in a necropolis under what is now the city of Modena in Italy. The two figures had been buried in the same grave during the Roman era ...

"I've never been so moved, because this is the discovery of something truly special." In February 2007, just before Valentine ...

There’s a new twist in the story of the Lovers of Modena, the pair of ancient skeletons who were fossilized holding hands. It turns ... relationship between the two people in life, the Modena ...

Here’s how it works. The "lovers of Modena" — two 1,600-year-old skeletons found holding hands inside their grave — are both men, new research reveals. There are few known examples in the ...

The pair were dubbed the "Lovers of Modena" by the media ... now concluded that the remains represent two males who were deliberately buried holding hands, according to a study published in ...