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Otzi Death Analysis

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25 years ago, two unsuspecting tourists saw a head and shoulders poking out of the frozen ground beneath them; at first it was thought to be an unlucky traveler who had gotten stuck in a snowstorm, but with further investigation, scientists revealed that this man, given the nickname Ötzi, was over five thousand years old. A theory of his death is Ötzi was out hunting after eating a very large meal, and was killed for his power in his clan.

To start off with, Ötzi’s caretaker Egarter had further examined Ötzi’s right hand, “He found a small cut running from the palm of the right hand, just below the index finger, over to the top side of the hand” (29). It had slight discoloration, which means that it had not been made after his death, for it had started to heal. This reveals that Ötzi had been confronted and attacked. Additionally, scientists uncovered that Ötzi had gone up the mountain, descended, and finally trekked back up the slope; this could signify that he had been approached, escaped by running up the mountain, believed he was safe so he started to descend, but then realized that he had not completely escaped his attackers, so he had escalated back up the mountain, and was then fatally shot. …show more content…

“The Neolithic era was the transitional age when stone tools began to give way to metal. . . “ (9), having a tool made from copper was rare; unless one had high social status or great power. As stated in Death of The Iceman, people would fight over copper since it was so incredibly valued, so it would make sense if someone were to go as far as killing someone for something so valuable. Although Ötzi’s killer did not take his axe, he could have been next in line to be the leader, and all he had to do was kill

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