OTZI THE ICE MAN REPORT OTZI DATES AND HEIGHT: Died: 3255 BC Born: 3300 BC Height: 1.65m HOW DID OTZI LIVE? * It is believed that Otzi may have led a life that included long walks over a terrain comprised of many hills. * Otzi may have been a shepherd living in an environment with a high altitude * Otzi lived in the Valle Irsarco which runs from north to south from the Alps it was suggested that he was a Shepard or a hunter as he carried weapons with him * In samples taken
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Ötzi the Iceman Named after the Otzal Alps where he was found in 1991‚ which is on the border of Austria and Italy. Also known as “Frozen Fritz” or Similaun Man. Body dated to around 3300 BCE (before common era)- that’s the 34th century BCE or 5310 years old! Earliest specimen of European Chalcolithic Age; so well preserved as the body was covered with ice soon after death. From the Copper Age (or Chalcolithic Age) which was the transition between the Neolithic (Stone) age and the Bronze Age‚ with
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Iceman 1. Iceman‚ also known as Ötzi‚ is the preserved body of a man dating back around 3‚300 BC. Ötzi is an example of the process of natural mummification in which the cold conditions contributed to Ötzi being a well preserved specimen. The Iceman was discovered in the Ötzal Alps of Austria and Italy on 19 September 1991‚ the body was discovered by two German tourists‚ Helmut and Erika Simon‚ whom were from Nuremburg. The body was discovered at an altitude of 3‚210 metres on the eastern side
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Otzi iceman In early 1991 September 19 two hikers from Germany found something strange in Italian Alps while they were having a break-they saw a human corpse. Later scholars researched it and found that it was a skull of an ancient human and they named it “Otzi Iceman”. The Iceman’s meals have served up a feast of information to scholars. His stomach contained 30 different types of pollen. Analysis of that pollen shows that Ötzi died in spring or early summer‚ and it has even enabled researchers
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Otzi the Iceman Who was Otzi? Otzi‚ also called Otzi the Iceman‚ is a well-preserved natural mummy of a man. He is Europe’s oldest known natural human mummy‚ and has offered an unprecedented view of Chalcolithic Europeans. Several experts have meanwhile attempted to reconstruct the Iceman’s facial features. The Dutch artists Adrie and Alfons Kennis created the most recent reconstruction‚ which will also be on display at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology. It is based on the very latest research
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Ötzi‚ the Oldest Ice Body Eve Found “Recent Finding Sheds New Light on the Stone Age” In recent years‚ the name “Ötzi” has been on the edge of every archaeologist’s tongue. In fact‚ experts estimate that the remains of the Iceman date back to 3‚255 BC. The discovery of the Iceman came about when two German mountain climbers‚ Erika and Helmut Simon spotted the skeletal remains of Ötzi‚ the name that was given to the unidentified prehistoric man‚ while hiking in the Ötztal Alps in 1991
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Otzi the Iceman Otzi the Iceman is one of the greatest discoveries known to date. His discovery has a major significance throughout the world‚ for his age and excellent preservation‚ the equipment found with him and the contents of his stomach. Other factors which contribute to his significance are the number of different human blood samples found on his clothing and equipment. Carbon dating indicates that Iceman is over 5300 years old with nature preserving him to unprecedented levels. He was
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There are‚ and always have been many theories on how and why Oetzi the Iceman was killed. Many theories say he was murdered by an enemy‚ tracked down and hunted after surviving a battle with an enemy clan‚ or even that he was sacrificed to the god of the mountains. There is no way to surely determine how he died to a tee‚ and ever since the Iceman’s discovery‚ new evidence has been consistently presenting itself‚ suggesting new and improved theories‚ while also dismissing the old. After extensive
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Shepherd theory Traveller theory Warrior theory • Otzi’s people might have been farmers as well as travellers and if they were would have needed Shepherds. • Otzi had weapons that most shepherds carried with them. • The place where Otzi was found was an important crossing place for shepherds with their animals. • There were wars over copper and Otzi had a good copper axe and so he might have wanted to be a shepherd so that he wouldn’t be killed for the copper that he had. • No trace
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