December
16
/ 2013
When describing the discovery of an ancient love letter placed upon the body of a loved one, Chris Scarre, head of the archaeology department at the University of Durham, said: “archaeologists who investigate tombs are often moved to wonder about the character of the deceased, the thoughts of the mourners and their hopes and fears on the passing of a person dear to them.” Such is the case in the five cases below. They are both heart-warming and heart-breaking, and they bring to life in raw detail the lives of those who lived before us. A 2000-year-old love story [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"1596","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"111","style":"width: 250px; height: 111px; margin: 10px; float: left;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"250"}}]]Love stories are ageless and show the beauty of human nature. This is the
