A Love That Never Dies

700 years have passed, and these skeletal lovers are still locked in an eternal embrace. The couple was found during an excavation of  a "lost" chapel in Leicestershire, England. Not the first, probably not the last, it's definitely not uncommon to find the skeletons here in a lover's embrace. Archaeologists and volunteers have spent four years uncovering the "lost" chapel of St Morrell. They've found evidence that this hillside was use more than 2,000 years ago, in the Roman times. There are indications that there may have been a Roman temple on the hillside once. Through radiocarbon dating, archaeologists have discovered that 11 skeletons excavated so far date back to the 14th century. All of the skeletons uncovered were laid in an east-west orientation, which was the Christian tradition at this particular time in history. Not only have the skeletons been found at the excavation but Roman cavalry  helmets, and several silver pennies have been found, which can tell when this chapel was used the most.

Source - 700-Year Embrace: Skeleton Couple Still Holding Hands. by Laura Geggel. 

Published - September 19th 2014. 

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