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Otzi the Iceman was a great scientific discovery. The discovery of “The Iceman” opened up huge gate to the past. In doing so it created many question. What was he doing in Alps Mountains? How long ago did he die? And What killed him? Scientists studded him for years looking for the answers. These questions were all answered to the best of their abilities. He died 5,000 years ago and had with him a copper axe; which dates the Neolithic age 5,000 years farther than scientist first thought the Neolithic age took place. That question was answered to its fullest. But, why he was is the in Alps Mountains and how he died were all answered in a way that everyone thought was correct.
The arrow in the back does give some suspicion that he was murdered. The theories that most of the scientist gave were either he was killed in some sort of clan war, or he was murdered by …show more content…
On the stone scientist found a few cravings. One was a carving of Otzi’s axe. Then the next important part of the stone was the carving of someone being shot in the back with a arrow. Which means Otzi death must have been important in sort of way. Yes it might have been somebody else's Copper Axe that was made later in the bronze, but it does not explain why would it have a perfect representation of how Otzi died? It could be the killer gloating. Or even carved by someone that witnessed it. I on the other hand believe it was created by some Neolithic Priest that created it as a profit for one of their “gods”. My theory is that Otzi was a chief of some sort clan. To show his power he created one of the first coppers axes as a sign of power. To prove that he was all superior he had a Priest create a profit around the axe that makes it all powerful. The catch was he must be removed from power by sacrificing himself to their god, and that he must go to the top of the mountain and be shot by an arrow in the

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