Mystery of medieval skeleton couple holding hands in grave

Strange archaeological discovery: two skeletons' wrists held tightly for hundreds of years, revealing a love story and the surprising truth behind it.

While excavating at the Cluj-Napoca archaeological site in Transylvania, Romania, experts from the National Institute of Archaeology and Art History of Cluj unexpectedly discovered a strange complex of ancient burial sites. Photo: @National Institute of Archaeology and Art History of Cluj.

It is a double tomb, estimated to date from the late Middle Ages around the 15th century AD. Photo: @National Institute of Archaeology and Art History Cluj.

It is noteworthy that in this double grave, a male skeleton and a female skeleton were found facing each other and holding hands. Photo: @National Institute of Archaeology and Art History Cluj.

The man appears to have been killed by a severe blow that broke his sternum, while the 30-year-old woman had no apparent cause of death, according to Adrian Rusu, senior researcher at the National Institute of Archaeology and Art History of Cluj. Photo: @National Institute of Archaeology and Art History of Cluj.

Adrian Rusu speculates that she may have died of a heart attack or stroke, due to the shock of her lover's sudden death. Photo: @National Institute of Archaeology and Art History Cluj.

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