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05-31-2018, 02:30 AM
The internet couldn't help but laugh at the poor Pompeii victim crushed by a giant rock
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Even centuries later, one of the world's most famous catastrophes continues to yield amazing discoveries that also somehow tap into our love of the macabre.
On Tuesday, archaeologists revealed (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/30/world/europe/pompeii-skeleton-rock.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes) they had discovered the skeleton of a victim who died attempting to flee the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD but was ultimately killed when a gigantic stone landed on his upper body.
SEE ALSO: Don't let lava stop you from visiting Hawaii (https://mashable.com/2018/05/30/hawaii-lava-tourism-mount-kilauea/)
The archaeologists noted that the man was around 30 years old and likely suffered from a bone infection that would have hampered his escape, thus dooming him to eventual death despite the fact he seems to have survived the first explosions of the eruption.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/30/pompeii-skeleton-rock-memes/)
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Even centuries later, one of the world's most famous catastrophes continues to yield amazing discoveries that also somehow tap into our love of the macabre.
On Tuesday, archaeologists revealed (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/30/world/europe/pompeii-skeleton-rock.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes) they had discovered the skeleton of a victim who died attempting to flee the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD but was ultimately killed when a gigantic stone landed on his upper body.
SEE ALSO: Don't let lava stop you from visiting Hawaii (https://mashable.com/2018/05/30/hawaii-lava-tourism-mount-kilauea/)
The archaeologists noted that the man was around 30 years old and likely suffered from a bone infection that would have hampered his escape, thus dooming him to eventual death despite the fact he seems to have survived the first explosions of the eruption.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/30/pompeii-skeleton-rock-memes/)
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