Greek archeologists are waiting for results of DNA testing done on the bones of two persons they discovered in southern Greece in 2003. Besides the age of the bones, estimated to be about 5,800 years old, what's interesting about the couple is that they appear to have died embracing.

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The discovery is the oldest of its kind in Greece, said Anastassia Papathanassiou, senior member of the excavation team, reports New York Daily.

She said the skeletons, found near the Alepotrypa Cave - a vital ancient site - appear to be a pair in their 20s. Besides the gender of the couple, the DNA tests are expected to help unveil more details about the two such as the way they died and if they are related.

Yiannis and Anna Petrochielos discovered the caves, believed to be used by many people as settlement and burial grounds between 6000 and 3200 BC, in 1958. A major tremor closed the entrance and trapped the living people inside the cave, reports Euronews.

They also discovered skeletons of an adult, child and embryo as well as tools, silver and ancient pottery.

Papathanassiou said the foetal position type of burial is common in the Neolithic era; however, the couple in embrace is one of the earliest known examples of a double burial. She added the archeological finds would eventually be exhibited in a museum.

Despite the value of the find, readers of the New York Daily who commented on the article believe it would have been better if the archeologists didn't find the skeletons so their last remains wouldn't be separated, wrote Derek Russo.

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