Otzi the Iceman Ötzi the Iceman is the oldest naturally preserved human body ever found. Because of Ötzi‚ we can touch and almost see into the very distant past. We can imagine the lives led by our human ancestors. The discovery and study of Ötzi enables us to look back through time and glimpse an ancient world. Place & Circumstances of discovery Ötzi the Iceman is believed to be the oldest naturally preserved human body ever found in the continent of Europe. Ötzi the Iceman was discovered high
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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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What secrets does the Europe’s oldest natural human mummy conceal? The ice mummy‚ also known as Otzi‚ has been discovered well-preserved in the snows of the border between Austria and Italy. The most striking phenomenon of the excavated treasure is that its age prevails somewhat 3000 years. To be exact‚ Otzi has been walking on the fields and carrying his copper axe with other not less interesting artifacts around about 3‚300 BC. The mystery about the death of the ice mummy still remains unsolved
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The Death of the Iceman As the world was transitioning from the stone age into the copper age a tragic death took place; Oetzi was murdered for power. Oetzi‚ also known as the iceman‚ is the world’s oldest unsolved murder. Scientists suspect he was 45 to 50 years old when he was killed. There was a flint arrowhead found in his shoulder and weapons were found near his body. He died more than 5‚000 years ago in the Italian side of the Alps and his body was not found until 1991 by hikers trekking
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The Iceman was discovered on the 19th September 1991 by a German couple‚ Helmut and Erika Simons‚ who were hiking near the Austrian and Italian border in the Alps. They both had wandered slightly off trail when Erika spotted a head and shoulders sticking out of the ice‚ she first thought it was a discarded doll‚ but it was later found out to be an ancient traveler now known as the Iceman. The Iceman was quickly named Otzi‚ after the valley Otzhal that was north of his death site. At one glance‚ there
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his physique and environment to the ones found commonly at that time. We even found out how Ötzi died after “an X-ray of the mummy pointed to foul play in the form of a flint arrowhead embedded in his back‚ just under his shoulder” (“Who Killed the Iceman? Clues Emerge in a Very Cold Case‚” Nordland)‚ which was a mystery for over a decade and would never have happened if we didn’t take the time to investigate the scene
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The life and death of the Iceman is one of histories greatest and perhaps most interesting mysteries. The area the body was found in‚ the items he was carrying and the position the corpse was found in is the subject of much speculation surrounding the cause of his death. We can only uncover so much about the iceman as technology will allow us‚ but thanks to recent advancements we have been able to uncover more and more about the iceman’s life and the moments leading up to his death. At first‚
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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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of the Iceman. Konrad Spindler‚ who led the team studying the body‚ concluded that Iceman was a shepherd living in a farming community close to the Val Venosta. Iceman was well equipped for long absences and his general health was good although he did have some health problems. Most scholars’ opinions however‚ are conflicted about how and why he died. According to Spindler‚ Iceman was a shepherd and may have lived in a farming village near the Val Venosta. Most historians agree that Iceman came
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A lot of our knowledge of Ancient humans comes from the finding of the Ötzi iceman. In 1991 some hikers were walking through the Italian Alps and spotted what they believed was the body of a recent hiker who had lost their life battling tough weather conditions. Soon after the discovery both Erika and Helmut Simon realised they had just stubbled across a 5300 year old ancient human‚ who to this day has attracted a lot more interest to the ancient world. Due to the harsh climate of the Italian Alps
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