Iceman Otzi's last meal finally determined

It certainly seems like he wasn't the most popular copper age man in the world. Very interesting though. I wonder what he did to cause so much seeming hostility? Sounds like he was chased down then shot [with an arrow] and bludgeoned to death. I do not think that Otzi was bludgeoned when he was killed. I believe the first theory was that he died due to exposure/hypothermia. After several years they found the arrowhead in a location that struck an artery causing him to bleed to death. Otzi was found with a very handsome copper axe and the experts determined that with a weapon this fine he was l... [More]

IT is amazing that a human body can remain in that condition for over 5000 years. The wonders of ice, my friend

Otzi the Iceman, a well-preserved natural mummy of a Chalcolithic (Copper Age) man from about 3300 BC, who was found in 1991 in the Schnalstal glacier in the Ötztal Alps, near Hauslabjoch on the border between Austria and Italy. http://www.physorg.c...-otzi-meal.html This is and always will be a unique and amazing story. A frozen man has spoke volumes to us in a way.

Simply amazing. I gotta dig up some more on his genome, that should be interesting. I would think that killing the Shaman of a food/resource competitive tribe might be quite a coup. Wonder how he would have been caught out alone? Vision quest? Well, however it happened I bet it was quite a story. On the other hand, stealing food, when it was scarce or hard to come by would certainly get your ass majorly kicked, especially in someone else's hunting territory. Or stealing someone's wife, etc, might inspire your own tribe to do you in, when you were supposed to be the "honorable" one. Ah, silly s... [More]

Simply amazing. I gotta dig up some more on his genome, that should be interesting. How do you plan on doing that? Are you a scientist? If so, cool!

How do you plan on doing that? Are you a scientist? If so, cool! No, I just meant digging around on the internet, I'm sure it's probably published. I've just always loved weird archeology and have tons of wasted college time in classes unrelated to my field :-) Course, that was back in the Cretaceous period.

No, I just meant digging around on the internet, I'm sure it's probably published. Ah. You might want to look up the word genome before using it, then

Ah. You might want to look up the word genome before using it, then Good advice BG, I hope Taut won't be disappointed to learn Otzi was a Human...

Good advice BG, I hope Taut won't be disappointed to learn Otzi was a Human... lol Me too

Great story. i wonder what the scientists would have thought if they found that his last meal was a big mac and fries?