OTZI, THE ICEMAN-PALEO CRIME SCENE Text OTZI, THE ICEMAN-PALEO CRIME SCENE 5,000 YEARS OLD NEOLITHIC HUNTER Date

What do we know about Otzi? 46 years old 5’ 2” 57 tattoos acupunctures points on his back healing hand wound small and sinewy

More about Otzi’s Tattoos . Black and blue tattoos running along Otzi’s back, right knee and left ankle Stripes and crosses Similar tattoos found in Siberian and South American mummies

Otzi’s Tattoos

Theories-Who was Otzi? A Sheppard? A shaman? A victim of ritual sacrifice? A vegan?

HOW AND WHY DID HE DIE? WHAT TOOLS WILL WE USE TO DETERMINE WHY AND HOW OTZI WAS KILLED?

How did Otzi die? Sickness? Victim of ritual sacrifice? Exposure? Murder - Was this a highwayman after riches? Murder - Was he stalked and killed? If so why?

Support how and why you think Otzi died with evidence

Otzi and His Things 8.4.8.B: Illustrate how historical documents, artifacts, and sites are critical to world history.

Rib Fracture and Strange Object in Otzi’s Shoulder 10

Movements of the Victim Otzi went from a lower altitude, from whence came the moss he wrapped food in He then travelled to a higher altitude, 6500 feet in all, remnants of the coniferous forests in this area where on his person He then descended in the lower altitudes thus the remnants of the pine forest from this region 11

Why the journey?

Evidence and Crime Scene Not well- whip worm parasite in his intestine recently ate wild goat and plants; his last meal was red dear and grain, probably cooked on an open fire because of the charcoal in his intestine isotopes in his teeth and intestine match that found in the soil of the lower valley

Evidence and Crime Scene The precious copper-bladed axe was not taken Human blood from 4 individuals was found on his garments

Otzi and his things

Artifacts found on and near Otzi 14 arrows only 2 finished, many for a left-handed archer, Otzi was right-handed flint-tipped dagger and grass-woven sheath fire starting kit, (birch container holding embers wrapped in maple leaves) unarmed unfinished longbow rare copper-bladed axe grab

Artifacts found on and near Otzi grass cloak

2013 Artists “New” Interpretation of Otzi