Excavated prehistoric pottery. Inscribed terracotta weights (lined up across bottom) and amphorae (narrow-necked jars, upper right) that were found at

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Excavated prehistoric pottery. Inscribed terracotta weights (lined up across bottom) and amphorae (narrow-necked jars, upper right) that were found at the archeological site of the Valdaro Lovers. The Valdaro Lovers is the name given to two embracing neolithic skeletons that are believed to be a man and woman in their early twenties who died about 5000-6000 years ago. Photographed at , near Mantova (Mantua) in Lombardy, Italy.

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