"The most unlucky man in Pompeii & # 39; is not beheaded by the rock flight after all

An old figure dubbed "the unfortunate man of Pompeii" will probably need a new nickname, notes the New York Times.

The man first earned the title when archaeologists found another example of the horrors caused by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD

After his headless remains have was discovered last month, archaeologists suspected that there volcanic eruption when a flying stone beheaded it.

However, the team recently announced that his skull and torso had been found in an area a few feet from the lower limbs.

In fact, the skull was largely intact, the mouth open and containing many teeth.

In an article published on Facebook about the discovery, they explain that the distance between the two parts of the remains was probably due to the collapse of a Bourbon-era tunnel on which the body was resting.

"We believe that he died of being smothered by dust and volcanic ash," said Massimo Osanna, the director of the archaeological site, at the Telegraph. "His death was therefore probably not due to the impact of the block of stone, as initially assumed, but likely to asphyxiate caused by the pyroclastic flow."

The team also believes that the man was in his thirties and possibly a merchant based on the valuable pocket of found pieces with his remains.

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