1. OTZI, THE ICEMAN-PALEO CRIME SCENE
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OTZI, THE ICEMAN-PALEO CRIME SCENE
5,000 YEARS OLD NEOLITHIC HUNTER
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2. What do we know about Otzi?
46 years old
5’ 2”
57 tattoos
acupunctures points on his back
healing hand wound
small and sinewy

3. 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

4. Otzi’s Tattoos

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

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

7. 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?

8. Support how and why you think Otzi died with evidence

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Illustrate how historical documents, artifacts, and sites are critical to world history.

10. Rib Fracture and Strange Object in Otzi’s Shoulder10

11. 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

12. Why the journey?

13. 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
Otzi had arthritis

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

15. Otzi and his things

16. 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

17. Artifacts found on and near Otzi
grass cloak

18. 2013 Artists “New” Interpretation of Otzi

19. Where was Otzi from? Otzi was from a community in the Otz Valley
Evidence:
Isotopes in his teeth and throughout his body were found to be from the Otz Valley
Otzi carried moss that grows in the Otz Valley

20. Who was Otzi? Otzi was the leader of his clan Evidence
The copper headed axe

21. How did Otzi die?
Otzi was killed by a group of people from his clan who wanted to take over the leadership of the clan.
Evidence
There had been an attack on him 2 weeks before his death which he fought off. It left his with a healing hand would and the blood of 4 individuals on his cloak.
They didn’t take his copper-headed axe because the clan would have suspected something if Otzi was missing and these people who were now running the clan had the axe.

22. Was this a premeditated murder?
Yes, these people waited to ambush Otzi and killed him to become leaders of the clas.
Evidence
Otzi thought after successfully ending the 1st attack that the threat to his life was over.
2 weeks later he realized this was not the case and had to quickly run into hiding
He left with unfinished arrows.

23. Why did Otzi journey into the Alps?
Otzi was running from his attackers
Evidence
Otzi first went quickly up to 6500 ft, remnants of the coniferous forest in the area were on Otzi, he was hiding from his attackers
He then, perhaps looking for food descended into a lower area of the mountains where his body was found and this is where was killed.

24. What killed Otzi?
The C-T skan detected an object between his left shoulder and chest.
This is where Neolithic people would aim when hunting their prey to kill them quickly.
Otzi was killed by this arrow and then fell and bumped his head which is why there are signs of head trauma.

25. Why did Otzi have tattoos?
Otzi had tattoos to indicate where he should use acupuncture.
Evidence
Otzi’s tattoos correspond to traditional acupuncture points on the body
Otzi was suffering from the whipworm parasite which would have given him stomach pains. (Chemists report)
Otzi was suffering from arthritis (C-T skan)