ICEMAN

ICEMAN

WHO (who was found)
1. Recent Murder Victim
  1. Proved wrong upon excavation
2. Stone Age Shepherd
  1. Based on equipment
3. Recent lost Hiker
  1. Proved wrong upon excavation
4. Runaway
  1. Violent wounds suggesting physical fight
WHEN (time)
1. 19th September 1991
2. Copper Age
  1. Lived 5300 years ago
3. Mistaken to have lived in Bronze Age
  1. Konrad Sphindler
WHERE (location)
1. Otztal Alps Italy-Austria
2. Disputes over where body was found
  1. Officially in Italy
3. Examined in Austrian University
4. Resides in South Tyrol Museum, Italy
WHAT (finds)
1. Clothing
  1. Hide Coat
  2. Lioncloth
  3. Bearskin Cap
  4. Leggings
  5. Shoes
2. Body
  1. Stomach Contents
    1. Wild Einkorn
  2. Suffered Lyme disease
  3. 40 - 50 at time of death
  4. Tattoos
3. Equipment
  1. Bow/Stave
  2. Back Pannier
  3. 2 Birch Bark Containers
  4. Quiver and Arrows
  5. Net
  6. Dagger with Scabbard
  7. Retoucher
  8. Belt Pouch
HOW (Excavation/research)
1. Analysis of Body and Tools
  1. Atomic Microscopes
  2. 3D Imaging (Facial Reconstruction)
  3. Radiocarbon Dating
  4. X-rays
2. Excavation
  1. Ski poles
  2. Power Drills
  3. Plastic Bags
  4. Shovels
3. Preservation
  1. Wind/de-hydration froze body
    1. Snow then glacier ice covered body
  2. dark, refrigerated, viewing cell
    1. cell walls lined with ice
WHY (how he died)
1. Arrow wound to shoulder
  1. Wound pierced artery
    1. Haemorrhage
2. Natural Elements
  1. Caught in heavy snowfall
    1. Fell asleep and froze to death
3. Blow to the head
  1. Found with head injuries
WHY (Reason why he died)
1. Territorial Dispute
2. Sacrifice
  1. Culture of area/time
    1. Mountaintops common ritual sacrifice locations
      1. Closest landmarks to God's in the sky

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