Otzi the Iceman Otzi the Iceman is a nickname given to a very well preserved natural mummy of a man from Europe during the European Copper Age. He is the oldest natural human mummy preserved by freezing and he gives an extraordinary view of the European Copper Age. Otzi the Iceman aided us with an exceptional understanding of the European Copper Age from the equipment he was carrying‚ the cloth he was wearing‚ and the physical remains of his body. A set of well preserved equipments were discovered
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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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Otzi is a mummy from the stone age‚ 5300 years ago‚ discovered by two German hikers named Erika and Helmut Simon in 1991 (1). “The Iceman” as he was nicknamed‚ is a mummy who was unfortunately murdered due to jealously most likely from his important role in the community. Archaeologist have an idea who Otzi is including his importance to the community‚ how he died and why because of artifacts found with his body. Belongings carried on a person often signified the importance of a person in the
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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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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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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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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 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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Who was otzi the Iceman- Page 1 The discovery Who was otzi the Iceman- Page 1 The discovery It was that he was in his mid 40’s and his powerful leg muscles and his general fitness proposed that he may have spent his time rounding up sheep and goats up and down the Tyrolean’s Alps. Otzi had a number of tattoos that were covered all over his body. A cross was on the inner part of his left knee and had six parallel straight lines that were arranged in two rows on his back above the kidney‚ these
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