Evidence From The Iceman Research Paper

About 5,000 years ago one of the world’s biggest murder mysteries occurred on the Ӧtzal Alps. On September 19, 1991, a dead body was discovered on those mountains and was named Ӧtzi the iceman. This mummified man is the oldest living preserved body from the late Stone Age. Many questions were raised about this ancient discovery over the years and most have been answered, but one still has many people scratching their heads. Why was Ӧtzi murdered? The theory that makes the most sense is that he was killed by someone who had betrayed him. There is a variety of evidence that supports this and prove that it could be true. As Ӧtzi traveled through the mountains there were signs showing that he was in no hurry. This is because he felt he wasn’t in any immediate danger according to the article by Bob Cullen titled “Testimony from the Iceman.” Evidence shows he had eaten a meal before dying which shows he wasn’t rushing or running away from anything. There is no evidence, however, showing he was or was not alone on his journey so there is a possibility that he was traveling with a companion. This person was someone he trusted to travel with him and this person was most likely his murderer. He had brought along a clan member to accompany him while they went through the mountains and the man

This axe was possibly a sign of superiority among his people, as stated in the movie “Death of the Iceman,” which means he was an important man. Ӧtzi’s place in society is what caused his death. His murderer had wanted to kill Ӧtzi so that he could take his place. That is why when he killed him he didn’t take his axe because if he went back to his clan with the axe it would have been suspicious and then he would be suspected as the killer. That is also why he took his arrow shaft from the body so that in case Ӧtzi’s body was discovered they couldn’t identify whose arrow it