Looking to preserve the photogenic embrace, scientists opted against removing the bones one by one. Instead, they sliced away the entire section of earth in which the couple were buried. The plot was boxed up and is heading for a laboratory for further examination to discover their age, gender and, if possible, cause of death.
"In the end, we want to put them on display at the national museum", said Elena Menotti, the archaeologist who announced the discovery. Archaeologists had to hire extra security to guard the rural site outside the northern city of Mantova from potential looters and vandals after the discovery made headlines around the world.
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