The skeletal remains of two lovebirds have been uncovered after being locked in a romantic embrace for the past 700 years.
Archaeologists found the couple holding hands in an earthen grave during the excavation of a "lost" chapel in Leicestershire, England, researchers reported Thursday.
"We have seen similar skeletons before from Leicester, where a couple has been buried together in a single grave," Vicki Score, University of Leicester Archaeological Services project manager, said in a statement.
Double graves are not that unusual. But it's surprising that the two bodies were buried at the so-called "lost" Chapel of St. Morrell, only recently discovered by a local historian and a team of researchers, instead of at the local church.
"The main question we find ourselves asking is, why were they buried up there? There is a perfectly good church in Hallaton," Score said. "This leads us to wonder if the chapel could have served as some sort of special place of burial at the time."
INC News, 23/09/2014
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