The Death Of Otzi The Iceman 5000+ Years Ago

I talk for the first few minutes and then share a lecture on research into the death of the 5000+ year old Iceman (Otzi) found in the Alps in 1991. The sun and sacred Mountains was a cross culture thing.

DEATH OF THE ICEMAN: REFLECTIONS ON SACRED LANDSCAPE AND RITUAL PRACTICE IN THE NEOLITHIC ALPS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Esy9xZFvt0&t=117s
channel - European Association of Archaeologists
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDIWHHoH3kKEJJdFGjJ_KVg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96tzi

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Lecture Description - In recent years landscape archaeology has become an important theoretical approach to apply in studying archaeological sites throughout the world. However, the sacred role that landscape could have played has been difficult to evaluate in ancient societies lacking historic documentation. This is still more the case the further back one goes in time. The Neolithic is especially problematic due to the lesser certainty as to what constituted sacred objects and the beliefs that would have been associated with them. In this paper, I will examine the role that the Alpine landscape could have played in our understanding one of the most famous discoveries from the late Neolithic: the 5,300-year-old Iceman found in the Tyrolean Alps. Widely interpreted as his having been killed by chance on a high pass, several elements relating to the location he was found, the circumstances of his death, the kinds and distribution of the artifacts recovered with him, and the condition of his body still remain difficult to explain. An explanation utilizing an approach including sacred landscape and the ritual treatment of the Iceman’s body is presented here that appears more consistent with the known facts and suggests avenues of research that will assist in furthering our understanding of Neolithic religion in the Alps.

Author(s): Reinhard, Johan (Retired)
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