August 25, 2010
Oetzi buried?
Oetzi, the 5,000 year old "Iceman" found in the Italian Alps, may have ceremonially buried, archaeologists claim.Read the rest here.An autopsy showed that Oetzi had been murdered, dying of an arrow wound.
While this is not disputed, a new study suggests that months after his death, Oetzi's corpse was carried to the high mountain pass where it was found.
The discovery site therefore may not be a murder scene after all, but a burial ground.
Posted by David on August 25, 2010 8:34 PM
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Carried to the site two or more months after death? Unenbalmed?? Possible, but it does seem improbable - especially during spring and summer.
Without further evidencem it seems more plausible to me that his wound was not immediately fatal. That he pulled the arrow from his shoulder, then walked/stumbled/crawled for a while.
Posted by: John A on August 27, 2010 6:50 PM
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