What Was The Real Reason For Otzi The Iceman's Death

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Murder, hunting accident, spiritual ritual,was he killed on the run, or murdered by an acquaintance, all of these are possible results of Ӧtzi the ice man’s death. No one knows the actual reason Ötzi the iceman died. I believe that he was killed because of his wealth and knowledge, he tried to continue on with his journey but was fatally and brutally killed. His mummified body was found in 1991 by German hikers in the Italian Alps. Ötzi was named after the mountains which he was found in. Many intelligent people and people that shirk the responsibility of doing the proper research and background information about the prehistoric mummy and his life. The reason I believe Ӧtzi was killed is based on the well produced, prodigious …show more content…

The truth is, no one knows, but people can try and come up with a theory that is as accurate as possible. everyone has their own beliefs about his death, and here is mine. He was first thought to have died of natural causes until further research went on. “At first it was thought that Ötzi had died in an accident in the mountains. It was only in 2001 that an X-ray revealed a flint arrowhead in his left shoulder, after which a 2 cm entry wound was discovered in his back. The arrow severed the subclavian artery, indicating that Ötzi bled to death within a matter of minutes. Ötzi also suffered a severe head injury – probably at the same time as the arrow wound. This could have been caused by a fall or a blow to the head. Perhaps Ötzi pulled out the arrow himself, or perhaps his murderer did. The arrowhead broke off when the arrow shaft was removed and is still in his body. The shape of the arrowhead corresponds to that of other flint arrowheads found in the area, including the ones Ötzi was carrying himself ”(Ruehli).This is an excerpt of an organization's presidential professor and his confirmed theory of Ӧtzis …show more content…

The item of tremendous value that he had was a copper axe and his clothes and his items he was found with which were symbols of his wealth and power among his clan and neighbors. Finding the axe surprised scientist because to make a copper axe it requires a technique called smelting and this wasn't thought to be around in the stone age(3300 B.C.E.) The fact is,Ötzi was a very important person because of these items that weren't so common in Ӧtzis time period. Said by archeologist Jessica Boddy “Mitochondrial DNA from many different organisms. “Ötzi's clothes were sophisticated. He wore a cloak made of woven grass and a coat, a belt, a pair of leggings, a loincloth and shoes, all made of leather of different skins. He also wore a bearskin cap with a leather chin strap. The shoes were waterproof and wide, seemingly designed for walking across the snow; they were constructed using bearskin for the soles, deer hide for the top panels, and a netting made of tree bark. Soft grass went around the foot and in the shoe and functioned like modern socks. The coat, belt, leggings and loincloth were constructed of vertical strips of leather sewn together with sinew. His belt had a pouch sewn to it that contained a cache of useful items: a scraper, drill, flint flake, bone awl and a dried fungus”(Katka 31). This shows how he was a powerful person because he had all of these durable, high quality clothes along with a rare copper axe. This was

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