Exemplification Essay: The Iceman's Murder

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The Iceman’s Murder About 25 years ago, a mysterious body was found in the Ötztal Alps between Italy and Austria. Originally thought to be a hiker lost in the mountains, one of many that share that similar fate. However, upon closer inspection, it was discovered that they had instead found a corpse from 5300 years in the past. This was exciting as they had just found the world’s oldest mummy. While most scientists thought he died in the cold up the mountain, some had doubts, and while studying the remains of the mummy, an anomaly was found inside of it. An arrowhead had been found lodged in his back, close to the heart and deep enough to puncture an artery. As the Huffington Post says “ Clearly, the arrowhead had caused a one-centimeter gash …show more content…

Of Ötzti’s possessions, none were more important than a copper axe. This symbolises power and wealth, labeling him as an important man in his community. However the axe was found with him, which means whoever killed him didn’t want to be identified with it. This rules out clan rival as a rival clan would have surely taken an item of such importance as a copper axe. Another precaution of the murderer is that the arrow shaft of the arrow that killed Ötzti is missing, and the arrow appears to have been pulled out a little from its original position, meaning the murderer pulled the shaft out. Arrow shafts back then could be identified by whoever created them, and thus could lead anyone who saw it back to the murderer. Thus an assassination seems to be the way Ötzti died. Sarah Kaplan said “Based on the fact that he was shot from behind as well as ample evidence that he had been injured in an altercation a few days before he died (he has a partially healed wound on his hand and cerebral trauma indicative of a blow to the head), Horn believes that Otzi was party to a personal conflict that ended violently.It's likely that Otzi didn't know what was

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