Where are Hasanlu Lovers now?
Iran
The Hasanlu Lovers are a pair of human remains found at the Teppe Hasanlu archaeological site, located in the Solduz Valley in the West Azerbaijan Province of Iran, in 1972 by a team from the University of Pennsylvania led by Robert H. Dyson.
Is the Hasanlu Lovers both male?
When this evidence was first revealed in the 1980s, reporters flocked to report that the Hasanlu Lovers were gay. However, the relationship between these two ancient people, whether one was male or female, is entirely unknown.
What happened at Teppe Hasanlu?
At the end of Hasanlu IVc/Iron I, Hasanlu was destroyed by a fire. Evidence of this destruction was discovered on the High and Low Mound. This destruction dates to around 800 BC and it marks the beginning of the Iron II period.
Was a 6000 year old Kiss found in Iran?
The only feature is a stone slab under the head of the skeleton on the left hand side (SK335). The message comes with a picture showing two skeletons buried in ground, appearing to kiss each other – claiming that it is a 6000 years old kiss of two lovers found in Hasanlu, an archaeological excavation site in Iran.
Is this a 6000 years old Kiss of two lovers?
The message comes with a picture showing two skeletons buried in ground, appearing to kiss each other – claiming that it is a 6000 years old kiss of two lovers found in Hasanlu, an archaeological excavation site in Iran. Although the picture is genuine and such a discovery was in fact made in Hasanlu, the skeletons are not 6000 years old.
What were the remains of the Hasanlu Lovers found?
The human remains of the “Hasanlu Lovers” were found in a bin with no objects. The only feature found is a stone slab under the head of the skeleton on the left hand side. The discovery was made by a team of archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania led by Robert Dyson back in 1972.
Did Hasanlu Lovers share a kiss?
The Hasanlu Lovers consists of a picture showing two skeletons apparently sharing a tender kiss. These 2,800-year-old remains should not be to be confused for the similar, though even longer-lasting embrace of ‘ The Lovers of Valdaro’.