He Died at Pompeii, but His Head Wasn’t Crushed by a Block

This story highlights a key problem with science reporting.

How many people are going to read this story correcting the original story? A small fraction.

Every time there's some sensational discovery it's all over the media, but whenever there's a retraction or the study fails to be replicated (another huge problem in modern science), the retraction never gets media attention.

It's pop science at its worst.

"They also found that the man had a small sack with an iron key, about 20 silver coins and two bronze coins."

This is exactly what I'd expect to find when searching a skeleton half-buried under a rock in an Elder Scrolls game.

So, MUCH luckier than previously thought? ;-)

Crushed by a block. Thats like dum ways to die. Nearly as bad as poking a stick at a Grizzly Bear.

Annoyingly, the caption of the second photo seems to imply that the man is still considered a danger today. Although the article makes no mention as to why.