Items the Ice-Man was Found With..

When Otzi was discovered in 1991, he had a number of his possessions still preserved and with him such as a bow and arrows, birch tree fungus that was used for medicinal purposes, leather, a knife, a backpack, shoes, a leather pouch and an axe. The axe that Otzi was found with was made of yew tree with a copper blade that was secured on by strings of leather. When this item was discovered with Otzi it caused great speculation among scientists because the axe was made of copper. It was considered that the copper axe was a technology 1000 years to advanced for Otzi and his people because in order to make metal out of copper it has to be smelted at 2000 degrees. In Otzi's time a copper axe was also an item that symbolised the status of an individual, which lead to the guesses that Otzi was a tribal leader or someone of great importance. Another item that Otzi was discovered with are his Bow and Arrows which were made of Rosewood. The bow and arrows have also been a subject of speculation with the experts, this is because twelve arrows were found, but only two out of the twelve were ready for use, the rest were unfinished. This caused uncertainty among scientists because it might suggest that the Otzi may have been involved in an act of violence with another person or group of people prior to his death. The scientists then use this evidence to construct an estimate that perhaps Otzi was on the run shortly before his death due to a disagreement with a particular person or people from his tribe or another tribe.

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