[nathanbedford]

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.

[Domestic Church]

I thought they would tell us his blood type!

[SunkenCiv]

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. :’)