The eternal kiss of the couple together for 2,800 years

Two skeletons at an archaeological site in Iran lie in a forward-facing position as if giving each other an eternal kiss.

In 1972, Robert Dyson and his team at the University of Pennsylvania, USA, discovered two skeletons at the Teppe Hasanlu archaeological site, Iran, lying facing each other as if they were exchanging eternal kisses , according to Ancient Origins. . Two sets of remains dating back to 2,800 years were named "Hasanlu lovers".

The 2,800-year-long eternal kiss of two skeletons in Iran.(Photo: Ancient Origins).

Teppe Hasanlu , an ancient city located in northwestern Iran, is continuously inhabited from the 6th millennium BC to the 3rd century. This archaeological site was excavated by scientists at Penn Museum, The University of Pennsylvania and the Metropolitan Museum, USA, from 1956 to 1974. Teppe Hasanlu was repeatedly devastated by fires in the past.

When displayed at the Penn Museum in the mid-1970s-1980s, the two skeletons became the subject of many debates due to unclear characteristics of the gender of the left skeleton.

Initially some researchers thought that these two remains are male. However, later experts believe that the person on the left is a woman because of more feminine characteristics. The "female" skeleton on the left is touching her lover's face.

The person on the left has an age of about 30-35 when he dies. Meanwhile, the person on the right is said to be a young man, aged 20-22. Both have serious injuries and injuries on the body. According to experts, they were suffocated together when Teppe Hasanlu was destroyed by a big fire.