The land and the legacy of humanity keep great secrets and stories that attract attention. We can find from sad and happy stories to dramatic and love stories. This is the story of a small city, in a remote part of the planet, which keeps a tender story that has moved us. In the midst of a tragic war, full of pain and death, love has stood out. We are talking about Hasanlu lovers.
These lovers, on the remains of a destroyed city, have shown us that beyond human evil, there is love. This couple, still unknown, went down in human history with a eternal kiss, which is already more than 2,800 years old. If you want to know everything about the history of these lovers, join us in this new Supercurious article.
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northeast of Iran, an ancient city is located where we can find an archaeological site known as Teppe Hasanlu. Pitifully, the city of Hasanlu was completely destroyed in the 9th century BC
This city, rich and advanced for its time, was annihilated at the point of iron and fire during a military attack from some enemy side, which is still completely unknown today. After this tragedy, the corpses of its inhabitants were exposed. After the massacre, a terrible fire that ended up killing the few survivors.
Time passed and the bodies were covered by rubble, in this way, they were buried for many years. Thus, it reached contemporary times, when new excavations were made in this territory in the 1970s. It was in one of these explorations that it was discovered a couple that would become known as the Hasanlu lovers, forever united in a kiss.
1. How were Hasanlu’s lovers found?
in 1972 an archaeological exploration was being carried out on the territory of Hasanlu, when several scientists and researchers from the University of Pennsylvania They found the lovers.
These two bodies were found in a small space, in which there seemed to be no object except for a stone slab found under the head of one of them. But stranger than where they were found was how they were found. The skeletons seemed to be hugging and kissing each other.
The researchers studied the strange remains and deduced that, possibly, they would have died of suffocation. Similarly, archaeologists assumed that, during the attack on the city, Hasanlu’s lovers ran to take refuge in this strange spacebut unfortunately, there he made them lack of oxygen and, with no chance of escape, they died.
2. What else do the studies say?
A very strange fact for the researchers was not finding any object next to the remains. This could indicate that they had to enter that place suddenlyso that they could not provision themselves.
But, in addition, it seems that the lovers of Hasanlu They suffered various injuries. It is believed that when entering so abruptly to that small place, could cause some injuries. Another possibility is that they managed to be wounded during the attack, which led them to hide.
3. What do we know about him?
Who were Hasanlu’s lovers? Actually, it was never possible to define exactly who they were. It could not even be verified if it was a couple made up of a man and a woman.
However, due to the iconic kiss they gave at the time of death, it has been established that they were a couple. Although several excavations and investigations were made, no object was found that could give any clue as to his identity. The only information that is available is that which could be deduced from the analysis of the skeletons.
From these studies, it could be concluded that the skeleton on the right corresponded to that of a male who should be between 19 and 22 years old at the time of death. About this man, it was also known that his wisdom teeth had just come out and that he enjoyed a good health. Despite his good physical state, it was also established that throughout his life he had suffered different injuries, but none seriously. Don’t be fooled by the hole in his skull, as this was an accident that occurred during the excavation.
4. What do we know about her?
As we mentioned, the sex of the skeleton on the left is not known with certainty. At first, it was thought that it could be a woman, but this body He presented some masculine characteristics. It has even been said that some parts seem feminine and others seem to be neutral, so the identity of this skeleton is even more mysterious. Nevertheless, the most recent studies support the hypothesis that it is a woman.
Regardless of gender, these remains are believed to correspond to a person of between 30 and 35 yearsan age older than that of its partner, so this skeleton already presented different signs of aging. Even so, it was established that she was in very good health and had no dental problems.
5. Where are the Hasanlu lovers?
An exhibition dedicated to Hasanlu lovers can be seen at the Penn Museum of the University of Pennsylvania. This is so, since the 1980s, there you can see the photographs, notebooks, objects and others belonging to the ancient city of Hasanlu. If you want to know more about them we leave you this link at Penn Museum.
We may never know who Hasanlu’s lovers really were. But, although we will never know what was the true story behind that kiss, which has already lasted more than 2,800 years, the most important thing about this discovery is that it awakens in us the desire to imagine a beautiful love story.
We invite you to tell us if you already knew this fascinating story and what you think of this eternal kiss. On the other hand, if you have found this article interesting, you cannot stop reading about The couple that has been hand in hand for 5000 years.