We are fascinated by unusual deaths.

Perhaps it stems from our fixation with our own mortality,

or maybe we all just naturally have a morbid curiosity.

Either way, we humans tend to focus on the weird, or in some cases,

the weirdly tragic. Take for example our obsession with the deaths that arise from natural disasters.

For as painful as they are to watch, there are plenty of documentaries about tsunamis or volcanoes.

The awe-inspiring power of the natural world juxtaposed against

the fragility of human life. There's just something about it that makes your heart stop. I can't

ever look away. And I don't think that I'm alone. Archaeologists love digging into the sites

of natural disasters because sometimes they create the perfect

environment to preserve the raw humanity of everyone caught in their path.

And that's one of the main reasons why teams are still excavating their way through Pompeii.

And in fact, just a couple of months ago, archaeologists there made the most exciting

discovery in years. They uncovered a

private bathhouse, complete with preserved artwork, a plunge pool, and a few skeletons. A middle-aged

woman and a young man had locked themselves into a room to escape the reach of the volcano.

The woman was curled onto a bed and clutching handfuls of coins and jewelry,

an eternal testament to what mattered most to her in the end.

Her bones were in good condition,

while her companions were not,

suggesting that, unlike her,

he was of lower status.

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