the news report is not very accurate. i think with the upcoming
Valentine's Day, the news report is using the angle of 'love' to
interpret the couple's embrace as affection.
While it's possible to know if they are indeed male or female by
pelvic-bone analysis, it's almost impossible to know under what
circumstances they died, or if they even died together, or if they
even knew each other.
For example, they could have been strangers captured by a tribe for
their rituals. They could've been strangled separately and then
buried together to honour some spirits.
But that doesn't sound too romantic for Feb 14, does it???
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