To: SunkenCiv; dp0622
Oetzi went on ice only about a 2 hour drive from my home here in Bavaria and I have followed the case in the popular press since the discovery. There was an especially interesting article speculating that he was pursued to his death for some sort of crime.
I found the artifacts discovered with him to be fascinating but I am not clear about why I need to know they had red blood cells or why I need to know that he probably died quickly. The artifacts, the condition of his body etc. tell us about the nature of the trans Alpine commerce of the time as well as the progress of civilization.
15 posted on
05/09/2015 10:05:06 PM PDT by
nathanbedford
("Attack, repeat, attack!" Bull Halsey)
To: nathanbedford
I thought they would tell us his blood type!
To: nathanbedford; Kenny Bunk
Probably some local ne’er-do-wells were killing him either for their own jollies, or robbery, or were hungry cannibals. He was carrying arrows, but probably everyone did. :’)
33 posted on
05/10/2015 8:30:57 AM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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