Otzi at 20

[suburban bushwacker]

It's now 20 years since Otzi [Oetzi] was found and this new reconstruction of his face has been made.

Here are a couple of links to the latest theories about his life and death

The Wikipedia entry

and the fascinating
Mummy Tombs

SBW

 

[Tengu]

Happy Birthday, Oetzi.

 

[John Fenna]

For a minute then I thought that was John Lord!

 

[suburban bushwacker]

Lol classic!!

 

[treadlightly]

Thanks for posting, I've just spent twenty mins happily reacquainting myself with Oetzi

 

[Toddy]

He looks like so many people, doesn't he ?

Thank you for the link

cheers,
M

 

[Ruvio]

Have any of you read "the painted man"? or the Warded man if you're in the USA.
The dedication is "For Otzi, the first painted man"

 

[FerlasDave]

What suprises me is how old the face looks. I didnt think that prehistoric man grew so old. It just shows that they must have been able to look after themselves well, either that or they aged prematurely.

 

[treadlightly]

His age has been calculated at 45/46, which was quite an achievement then. I guess he would have been regarded as an old man in his time.

 

[Tengu]

what struck me on reading `the man in the ice` was how ordinary he is