1. Geography Ice Man was preserved inside of a glacier for 5,300 years.
After he passed away Ice Man was quickly concealed by snow. Layer by layer the snow compressed into ice and eventually turned into a glacier.
The Alps have had an extreme climate for thousands of years.
The Alps were snowy, icy and rocky. Temperatures were usually below 0 degrees.

2. Geography
He was in the Italian side of the border when he was discovered.
Ice Man settled down in a rocky hallow in The Alps.
Otzi was discovered alone, however he must have had some sort of family.

3. Origins ~The first people to live in the Alps were
German descendants now named Walser
people. They spoke and practiced German culture, and the Italians migrated to the Alps centuries later.

4. Ancient Walser Alpine Villages
Walser people are very
independent due to isolation
and live in small groups
Winters are longer than summer
and spring together and people
must grow a surplus
of food in summer for winter
People living in the
Alps today have adapted to
the climate but live closer to the
mountain's valleys
by Ilsa

5. Economy by Nick
Food was mainly obtained from farming and animal domestication
Pigs, sheep, goats, and cattle were all commonly used animals in the Alpine region
Used Transhumance-type of agriculture in which you drive your cattle to a high grazing land in the summer
Copper was a very valuable substance and helped the Alpine region to become a significant economic area due to its vast resources of copper
Copper would be used to make tools,
weapons, utensils Etc.

6. Politics In the Alpine region high ranking people had symbols
One such symbol was a dagger or copper item
Smelters usually had a high rank because they turned copper into useful items
High ranking political jobs included
Shaman
Cattle Owner
Village Chief
Village Representative
Smelter