ICEMAN

ICEMAN

1. WHO (who was found)

   • Recent Murder Victim
     • Proved wrong upon excavation
   • Stone Age Shepherd
     • Based on equipment
   • Recent lost Hiker
     • Proved wrong upon excavation
   • Runaway
     • Violent wounds suggesting physical fight

2. WHEN (time)

   • 19th September 1991
   • Copper Age
     • Lived 5300 years ago
   • Mistaken to have lived in Bronze Age
     • Konrad Sphindler

3. WHERE (location)

   • Otztal Alps Italy-Austria
   • Disputes over where body was found
     • Officially in Italy
   • Examined in Austrian University
   • Resides in South Tyrol Museum, Italy

4. WHAT (finds)

   • Clothing
     • Hide Coat
     • Lioncloth
     • Bearskin Cap
     • Leggings
     • Shoes
   • Body
     • Stomach Contents
       • Wild Einkorn
     • Suffered Lyme disease
     • 40 - 50 at time of death
     • Tattoos
   • Equipment
     • Bow/Stave
     • Back Pannier
     • 2 Birch Bark Containers
     • Quiver and Arrows
     • Net
     • Dagger with Scabbard
     • Retoucher
     • Belt Pouch

5. HOW (Excavation/research)

   • Analysis of Body and Tools
     • Atomic Microscopes
     • 3D Imaging (Facial Reconstruction)
     • Radiocarbon Dating
     • X-rays
   • Excavation
     • Ski poles
     • Power Drills
     • Plastic Bags
     • Shovels
   • Preservation
     • Wind/de-hydration froze body
       • Snow then glacier ice covered body
     • dark, refrigerated, viewing cell
       • cell walls lined with ice

6. WHY (how he died)

   • Arrow wound to shoulder
     • Wound pierced artery
       • Haemorrhage
   • Natural Elements
     • Caught in heavy snowfall
       • Fell asleep and froze to death
   • Blow to the head
     • Found with head injuries

7. WHY (Reason why he died)

   • Territorial Dispute
   • Sacrifice
     • Culture of area/time
       • Mountaintops common ritual sacrifice locations
         • Closest landmarks to God's in the sky