Italy's 5,000-Year-Old Iceman Put Up a Fight [DNA of 4 foes, venison and ibex his final meal]

Reuters/Yahoo ^ | 8-11-03 | Shasta Darlington

[SJackson]

But the LAPD couldn't convict OJ. Go figure.

[xrp]

Sure would be nice if they'd stop defiling this poor man and let him rest in peace.

[SJackson]

Sure would be nice if they'd stop defiling this poor man and let him rest in peace.

Yes, it would. I don't think it's going to happen though.

[LibWhacker]

Obviously; he died throwing a left cross.

[JoeFromCA]

I was in Bolzano (Bozen to the Austrians) in July and saw the iceman exhibit. Very impressive. His clothes and implements, especially the copper axe, are fascinating. I agree that it would be better if his corpse were not on display; he deserves to rest in peace (it doesn't really look like a mummy, it looks like a partially decomposed corpse, which it is).

That said, the find and its study are fascinating. Anyone interested in details go to www.iceman.it. After selecting English scroll to the right for pictures and descriptions of all the clothes and equipment.

[joesnuffy]

"Otzi" may have been shot in the back with an arrow,

His real name was Prizzi

[StatesEnemy]

Sure would be nice if they'd stop defiling this poor man and let him rest in peace.

I agree, the Splendid Splinter deserves his dignity.
Ohhh, you mean the Mummy...

[fourdeuce82d]

if they'd stop defiling this poor man and let him rest in peace

If, 10K years after I die, someone digs up the meat that I used to wear, more power to them. It won't be me- I will be resting peacefully, (or not, if it turns out the muslims are correct) and what they do with my body interests me about as much as what they do with my shoes.

[xrp]

Unless you're frozen or embalmed in some form or fashion, there will only be dry dust left after 10,000 years.

[At _War_With_Liberals]

Looks like Kofi Annan

[xrp]

Maybe, if time machines are ever invented, some liberals and their lawyer dogs can go back in time and sue whoever gave/sold him the meat.

[dr_who_2]

What, did Clinton ask him out?

[dr_who_2]

Nah. Most likely Otzi would mug them and then they'd come back as "neocons".

[lizma]

I agree. Don't really care what happens to my shell after my soul is gone.

I don't think this is a matter of disrespect but normal human curiosity of where did we come from, how did we make it this far.

[facedown]

Great link. Thanks.

South Tyrol Museum

[Frapster]

This is one reason why I wish to be creamated.

[fourdeuce82d]

Unless you're frozen or embalmed in some form or fashion, there will only be dry dust left after 10,000 years.

regardless, I won't really care, and I wouldn't call it "defilement" nor will I worry about "resting in peace" either way. Disturb the dust, muck about with the frozen remnants of my carcass...unless I'm truly mistaken, it won't have anything to do with me at all, any more than ripping out my organs to benefit someone who could use them, using the meat to teach anatomy to doctors who will save lives...or hell, stealing the cadaver, dressing it up in women's lingery, and placing it in the bed of a drunken med student to scare the snot out of him.

I don't care- that's not me. It's my clothes.

Although I do think the whole "playing a joke" thing is somewhat tasteless, and at the very least should not be done until after my family has gone through the memorial service.

Then again some of my family members are so tight assed only bats can hear them fart-maybe it wouldn't be so bad if practical jokes were played w/the meat, if only to sacandalize them, and give them something to "harrump harrump harrump" about.