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Iceman Otzi was a Fighter

Posted by michael on from the purple-heart dept.

Theatetus writes "Yahoo! News is running a story from USA Today that Otzi the iceman's murder is more complicated than we thought. It seems Otzi had blood on his clothes and knife from four different people in patterns that suggested he took out two with his bow and carried a wounded or dead person over his shoulder. I sense an action movie in the making..." If you don't remember Otzi, read the original story.

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  1. But he wasn't gay... by jeffmorgen · · Score: 5, Informative

    ... The Straight Dope

  2. incorrect count by pyros · · Score: 4, Informative

    He had blood on his back from one person, and blood on his knife from two more. So the theory is he carried a wounded friend, and fought two assailants. His own DNA set is included in the count of 4. I saw the first discovery show they did on him, was pretty neat. Looking forward to the next one.

  3. Re:Action movie? by peculiarmethod · · Score: 5, Informative

    you can tell from how well the bruises on his hips were healed.. among other injuries, and also, he died slowly.. he ritualistically placed a few items in a pattern below his chest.. they remained there perfectly until he was moved for study

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