4000Years Old Skeleton Of Mother And Her Child During A Disaster In China(Photos)

4000Years Old Skeleton Of Mother And Her Child During A Disaster In China(Photos)

4,000 year old skeletons show a mother trying to defend her child during an earthquake, 2015 The loving embrace of a mother and child has lasted 4,000 years, as Chinese archaeologists found when they discovered their interlocked skeletons. The mother is believed to have been trying to protect her child during a powerful earthquake and flooding that hit and buried the town in Qinghai province, central China, about 2,000 BC. Photographs of the skeletal remains show the mother looking up above as she kneels on the floor, with her arms around her young child as they brace for the hit. Archaeologists say they believe her child was a boy. Another pair of skeletons were also found locked in an embrace at the same site, this time lying down on the floor. A number of other remains have also been discovered huddled together.