Archaeologists have discovered the fossilised remains of a mother cradling a baby in Taiwan.
4,800-year-old fossil of mother cradling baby found in Taiwan https://t.co/Fx8AIoigRtpic.twitter.com/av57rlo1zc
— Hindustan Times (htTweets) <a href="https://twitter.com/htTweets/status/725144980033937412">April 27, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <b> </b> The embrace has lasted for 4,800 years. <b> </b> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Taiwan finds 4,800-year-old fossil of mother cradling baby<a href="https://t.co/Hs20SYiTcu">https://t.co/Hs20SYiTcu</a> <a href="https://t.co/alehrrsah7">pic.twitter.com/alehrrsah7</a></p>— India Today (IndiaToday) April 26, 2016
The mother and child were found during the excavation of 48 sets of remains and are believed to be the earliest evidence of human activity in central Taiwan.