Otzi The Iceman Mummy 20 Yrs On: Mysteries Remain

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Otzi the Iceman was discovered in 1991. He was found in the snowy Otzal Alps. He lived about 5,300 years ago. He was named Otzi, after the location he was found. For many years, scientists studied his body to understand how he died. You will be surprised by the results. My claim is that Otzi was murdered by a group of early humans. The reasons I think Otzi was murder are according to “Digging for the Truth,” Otzi had minor cuts on his hands which means Otzi could have had a fight and was defending himself by holding his hands up and an arrow in his left shoulder. While reading, “Iceman Mummy 20 Yrs On: Mysteries Remain,” the arrow did not hit major organs in his body but the arrow did hit a major blood vessel which could have led to the iceman bleeding out. …show more content…

One of his weapons was a cooper axe. Back in the years when Otzi was alive, cooper could have meant someone was rich. The early human who murdered him could have wanted his axe. After he was attacked, Otzi traveled up the snowy Otzal Alps. After looking at the pictures of where his body was found in “Iceman Mummy 20 Yrs On: Mysteries Remain,” I noticed the area had a lot of rocks that he could have hid behind after being attacked where he became weak from losing blood and died. The counter-claim is that Otzi froze to death which many people believe. After hearing the story for the first time without knowing the details of the cuts to his hands and arrow found in his shoulder, it is possible to believe he froze. To refute, this counter-claim, according to “Digging for the Truth,” scientist state he was wearing very warm clothing. His coat was made of goat skin, shoes had dried grass and his hat was bear skin. He also wore skin leggings with all of these warm animal skins there was no way he froze to