Background Information
1991
What year was Otzi the Iceman found?
Approximately 160cm
How tall was Otzi?
Defensive cuts.
What injuries did Otzi have on his hand and wrist?
Copper axe
What is the tool that shows Otzi was powerful?
Wet
What type of mummy is Otzi?
Where was his body found? Name both countries
In his 40s.
What age was Otzi when he died?
Flint Arrowhead in his shoulder.
What was his shoulder injury? What do historians think killed him?
Left shoulder.
Bow and Arrow; Clothing; Wooden Frame Backpack
Name a tool Otzi was carrying that points to him being a hunter.
skin from animals such as bear, goat
What did he use to make his clothes with?
Over 5,000 years old
How old is the mummy
Hunter or Shepherd.
What job do historians and scientist believe he had?
Blood
What scientists find in his brain?
Ibex (Meat), Wheat, and vegetables
What type of foods were found in Otzi's stomach?
South Tyrol museum of archaeology
Where is Otzi located now?
Neolithic Age
What time period did Otzi live in?
Brown hair and Brown eyes.
What color hair and eyes did he have?
Stomach
What organ was missing from Otzi from his body and was not discovered until 20 years after finding his body?
Carbon dating
What test do Historians and Scientists use to figure out how old the objects are?
He is Europe's oldest natural human mummy
Why is this discovery unique in archeology?
Soft hands
What showed that Otzi was not a farmer.
Over 60
How many Tattoos did Otzi have?
Lyme Disease.
What is the name of the disease Otzi had that made his muscles weak? Double Jeopardy! What gave Otzi this disease?
A Tick!
Knife, Arrows, and Jacket.
What objects contained blood of other humans?
He was in a depression under a glacier it was rarely exposed since he froze
Why did it take so long for Otzi to be found?