meters inside of Italian territory. Italy gained legal possession of the body and artifacts, however in the interests of science and history, everything was kept at Innsbruck until a proper, climate-controlled facility was built at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Bolzano, Italy, where Otzi the Iceman now rests. Many questions arose. Who was he? Where did he come from? How long ago did he live? And, of course, what caused his
hunting (South Tyrol, 2016). With many death theories being considered Much conspiracy has occurred over Ozti’s death though. Theory one being Ozti froze to death peacefully, two Ozti was injured in a fight before he froze, three he was shot accidentally but four the most likely theory is that Ozti was actually murdered (Deem 2016). “It was only in 2001 that an X-ray revealed a flint arrowhead in his left shoulder, after which a 2 cm entry wound was discovered in his back” (South Tyrol, 2016) However
Ozti the iceman is one of the most unique and astonishing finds of human remains there has been. Frozen in ice, his story will cease to amaze you. On the 19th September, 1991, Two German holiday makers Erika and Helmut Simon would not have expected to have found a body portruding out of the ice while walking on the east ridge of the Fineilspitze in the Ötztal Alps on the Austrian–Italian border. This wasn’t the biggest shock, it was after removing the body from the ice with jackhammers and ice-picks
was discovered by two German tourists in 1991 who were walking a path between two mountains. It was recovered by the Austrian authorities and taken to Innsbruck, where its true age was finally discovered. It is now on display at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Bozen-Bolzano, Italy. Otzi was a glacier mummy, meaning his body had been preserved in the ice. Experts figured out that he was a 30-45 year old man that died roughly 5300 years ago. He was about 160cm tall and lived in the Neolithic
Scientific and archaeological investigations of human remains have monumentally shaped our knowledge of the ancient past. These investigations provide valuable insights into the lives, practices, and cultures of ancient civilizations. One important discovery that has significantly impacted our knowledge of the past is Otzi the Iceman. The preservation and study of Otzi the Iceman has unlocked a new view into the Neolithic Age, making him one of the world's oldest preserved wet mummies ever. Through