The Iceman Murder Mystery Summary

The Iceman Murder Mystery
The story is about a man’s body that was found high in the mountains of the Italian Alps. At first the body was thought to be of someone who got lost climbing in the mountains, which happens on occasion. It was not long into the recovery of the body that it became clear that, this was a very old body from a long time ago. What had made it apparent that this was a very old body were the items that were found along with the body. The items were arrows that had flint arrow heads that were complete and others that were in different stages of completion. A knife like tool that had a flint tipped edge. A back pack and shoes made of animal skins that were stuffed with grass to help keep his feet warm. The most striking

Once the body was retrieved and the scientific study had begun, many questions were answered but many more were asked. X-rays, CT scans, DNA testing were all done. So much evidence was gathered, and much was learned about this man. Some of the most astonishing thins were that he was approximately 1000 years older than once thought to have been working with cooper. The arrows and knife, had flint for the edges. Along with an ax that had a copper tip, was most unusual. And it demonstrates that he lived during a time of advancement of the human technology that was earlier than once thought. More to the mystery was that it was discovered that there was a flint arrow tip in his back, where he was suspected of being shot by an arrow. A CT scan of the head show dark areas that were confirmed to be blood caused by a blunt trauma type of blow. All this adds up to him surviving the shot in the back at least long enough to be hit in the head for the brain to have had any signs of trauma. All this happened and he was not robbed of that copper tip ax, and the arrow that shot him in the back was never found, leading the investigators to believe that the arrow was pulled out to hide the evidence and

It starts with the discovery of the body, and lasts all the way through the scientific style autopsy. It brings to light how Archaeologists have a fine line to walk, when trying to protect from harm the same object that they wish to examine. On one hand you try not to damage it, and on the other hand you need samples to learn from. The scientists used as many non-invasive tools as possible, like x-rays and CT scans. The also used surgical type scopes with cameras, and biopsy tools to gain samples from deep within the body, where it is not noticeable to the spectators who will view the body in the future. They took bone marrow samples for DNA analysis, which show that he had been exposed to lime disease, which was another find that was not expected. They found stomach content where it was discovered that he had ate approximately one hour prior to his death. The content was wheat and meat from an Ibex mountain goat. When all the evidence was gathered, and theories of what could have happened to this man were discussed. The questions of who was this man? What really happened to this man? And who killed this Man? All began to be answered. The man was dated to be in his 40’s, and is the oldest complete human remains to date. He is likely a hunter, and probably holds some type of a high rank among his peers to have possession of an ax made of cooper. It is believed that he was probably killed by