Human Sacrifice: Otzi The Iceman

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Otzi the Iceman could’ve died of human sacrifice as a tribute to the mountain gods. The coincidences makes it apparent, like, the location he died, the era he died in, and the things he was left with. Otzi died in the perfect location for human sacrifice. During the ritual, the person would be shot, thrown off the mountain, and buried by the killer. He was found at a high peak of the mountain and in a position that looks like him fell there, with head trauma. Also, during the Copper and Gold Ages, ritual sacrifices played a big part in their culture. Their religion believed in mountain gods, so they would kill humans as a tribute or a gift to please the gods. Lastly, his expensive copper axe was left on him as a gift to the gods. After, the

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