Otzi Death Research Paper

In the fall of 1991, a man was discovered and was pulled out of the ice along the Ötztal Alps, in South Tyrol, Italy. Only later investigation revealed that this man was around 5,000 years old, and had also been murdered. We believe that the iceman Otzi was assassinated by a group of people because they disagreed with him for some political reason.
Otzi was discovered with many different items; with the use of these items we can infer why Otzi was killed. Among them was a copper-bladed axe. The copper axe he carried tells us that he was a of high ranking member of his village, the axe was a very powerful tool, as well as very rare, and cherished weapon; this was because of the time, energy, and resources it took to make one. Not just anybody would own …show more content…
Evidence for this includes contents from his stomach. When extracted, it reveals that he had eaten a large last meal. If he had know sooner that people were after him, he would not have taken to the time to sit down and cook the meal; and a big meal also weighs heavily in the stomach, making it harder to move. Otzi also had injuries on his hand, a sharp object possibly a flint tip spear, or dagger, was used to make the cuts. This caused so much damage to the thumb that it damaged the bone as well. These cuts were sustained some time before his death, most likely caused from an earlier confrontation. He also did not have a working bow and arrow. The bow was not completed, and there were only two finished arrows in the quiver. With this information we can infer that Otzi was first attacked after he finished his meal, maybe he went out for a walk after lunch, or dinner. He must have been far from the village when he was first attacked and was unable to get help or gather better supplies for defending himself. He was able to fend off his attacker, only sustaining an injury to his hand. It was at this time he must have fled up the