科学揭秘大乌龙：情侣变基友?
A pair of ancient skeletons, known as the 'Lovers of Modena' because they were buried holding hands, were both men, scientists say.
科学家称，两具手拉手被埋葬的，称为“摩德纳恋人”的古代骸骨，最近发现其实都是男性。
The skeletons made global headlines when they were uncovered in 2009 in Modena's Ciro Menotti cemetery.
2009年，这些骸骨在摩德纳的西罗·梅诺蒂公墓被发现，成为了全球的头条新闻。
Their sex could not be determined because they were badly preserved, but they were widely assumed to be a man and a woman.
他们的性别无法确定，因为他们保存得很差，但人们普遍认为他们是一男一女。
Researchers from the Universities of Bologna and Modena disproved this assumption by testing proteins in their tooth enamel and finding, in both cases, a peptide present only in men.
来自博洛尼亚大学和摩德纳大学的研究人员通过测试牙釉质中的蛋白质，发现在这两具骸骨中，都出现了只有男性才有的肽，从而推翻了这一假设。
Their paper was published in the journal Nature on Wednesday.
他们的论文发表在周三的《自然》杂志上。
The relationship of the pair, who are thought to have been middle-aged men who died between the 4th and 6th centuries AD, is currently unknown.
这对夫妇被认为是死于公元4世纪至6世纪的中年男子，他们之间的关系目前尚不清楚。
Federico Lugli, researcher at University of Bologna and author of the paper, told the ANSA news agency: “There are currently no other burials of this type. Several tombs have been found in the past with couples holding hands, but in all cases it was a man and a woman.”
博洛尼亚大学的研究员、这篇论文的作者费德里科·卢格利告诉安莎通讯社：“目前还没有其他这类墓葬。过去曾发现过几座男女手牵手的坟墓，但都是一男一女。”
"What might have been the bond between the two individuals in the burial in Modena, instead, remains a mystery for now."
“相反，在摩德纳埋葬的这两个人之间可能存在的联系，目前仍是个谜。”
Giulia Di Rocco, an assistant professor at the University of Modena and Lugli's collaborator on the project, told us: "We are pretty sure they intentionally buried them together " side by side.
摩德纳大学助理教授朱利亚·迪罗科和卢格利是该项目上的合作者，他们告诉我们:“我们非常确定他们是故意把它们埋在一起的。”
"They could be brothers, cousins, friends," she said.
“他们可能是兄弟、表兄弟或者朋友，”她说。
"They could even be lovers. They are all equally likely, I think."
“他们甚至可能是恋人。我想它们都是同样可能的。”
Di Rocco added that the necropolis where they were found, along with 11 other skeletons, might have been a war cemetery because some of the remains showed signs of violent deaths.
迪罗科补充说，他们被发现的墓地，连同其他11具骸骨，可能是一个战争墓地，因为一些遗骸显示出死于暴力的迹象。
Other skeletons holding hands include the 6,000-year-old "Lovers of Valdaro" from Mantua, Italy and further pairs in Greece, Turkey, Siberia, England and Romania.
其他手牵手的骸骨还包括来自意大利曼图亚的6000年前的“瓦尔达罗恋人”，以及希腊、土耳其、西伯利亚、英国和罗马尼亚的更多情侣。
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