Who was Ötzi the Iceman? – An Archaeological Investigation
In 1991, two mountain walkers discovered the frozen body of a man in the Ötztal Alps on the border between Austria and Italy. The body was found at a height of over 3,000 metres in a melting glacier. Since then, his body, his clothes and weapons have been investigated by x-rays, CT
scans, high definition cameras and laboratory analysis. Here are some of the findings. What do they tell you about the life and death of Ötzi
the Iceman, who lived about 5,300 years ago? They will also tell you about some of the work of the archaeologist.
LWhat did he work at? ››Was he a copper miner? ››Did he work as a shepherd? ››Did he hunt? › ›Did he trade?
LHow did he die? ››Did he fall into the glacier? ››Was he killed? ››Was he sacrificed?
LWhat else do you know about him?
●●Died late spring/early summer p. 11 ❱
●●Research on thigh bone suggested he did a lot of walking
●●Height: 1.65 metres
●●Weight: 61 kg ●●Age: about 45 ●●Shoe size: 38 ●●Brown eyes, long brown hair
●●Head injury ●●Entry wound from flint arrowhead at back of left shoulder
●●Deep wound in his right hand ●●Broken blood vessel
●●Spent life within 60 km of where he was found
●●Worn joints ●●Predisposed to heart disease ●●Gum disease ●●Tooth decay
