The truth about a man who was crushed in a volcanic disaster

Archaeologists found the intact skull of Pompeii dead under a giant rock in the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius in Italy.

Photos of the skeleton of a victim in the storm caused the storm at the end of May 2018. The eruption occurred in 79, killing thousands of residents in Pompeii, Herculaneum and other settlements. The majority of deaths are due to suffocation due to gas and ash, or loss of life due to the heat of the lava flow that flows around, according to Science Alert.

Initial assumptions about the death of Masonry Man.(Graphics: Next).

However, the man with the nickname Masonry Man seems to be different from all the other victims. Through the dead posture beneath the 300kg rock and the unrecognized skull of this person, the speculative excavator Masonry Man tried to flee the city but was shot by a volcanic rock that hit the impact force. to the point where the man lost his head.

However, the skull detection upset the previous theory."In closer study, we found that the skull is located on a lower ground than the body," Pompeii Archaeological Park shared on Facebook.

The skull of the man lies on the lower ground than the body.(Photo: Pompeii Archaeological Park).

The reason for the man's strange death posture is most likely due to the tunneling operation in the 19th century, causing part of the ground to collapse. Masonry Man's skull was smooth, without cracks, indicating that the victim did not die from the falling rock.

"We now know that the death of a man is not due to the impact of the rock, but may be suffocating because of the lava flow , " Pompeii Archaeological Park said. Researchers have yet to conduct anthropological analysis on the skeleton.