Ötzi the Iceman Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 3 pages of analysis of The Iceman's Cause of Death.

Ötzi the Iceman Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 3 pages of analysis of The Iceman's Cause of Death.
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The Iceman's Cause of Death

Summary: A look at the discovery of Otzi, the iceman discovered in the Tyrolean Alps and believed to be over 5,300 years old. The essays focuses on Otzi's cause of death, revealing the various theories pursued by scientists before they concluded that Otzi was murdered during an attack.

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The Iceman: Otzi

On the frontier between Austria and Italy, a dead man was found at 3210meters above sea level, along a high ridge in the Alps. More precisely he was found in the Tyrolean Alps. A couple of hikers who found the frozen man, called the authorities and the man was carried to Innsbruck in Austria. From that day, the first thought that came in to mind was that the iceman was a hiker who has been stuck in the high ridge at 3210 meters above the sea. Some scientists started to study on the iceman. Many questions were wondered about the Iceman. His corpse was well conserved by the ice. That was good for the scientists because all the artefacts were well conserved. But one thing that they were not sure of was whether Otzi was murdered or not. Their first theory was that Otzi...

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