Otzi the Iceman

"Can you give a guy a helping hand?"

Where and how was Otzi discovered?

• Found in 1891 in a hidden cave in Austria

• Found in 2015 in India after a landslide

• Found in 1991 by hikers exploring the Alps

• Found in 1492 in present day Florida

"Can you just stop arguing long enough to get my head out of the water?"

Which two countries argued over the "rights" to Otzi?

• Austria and Australia

• Germany and Italy

• Italy and France

• Austria and Italy

What museum currently holds and displays Otzi's remains?

• South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology

• Austrian Archaeological Institute

• Louvre Museum

• Museum of Fine Arts and Antiquity

Scientist have determined through carbon dating that Otzi was preserved for approximately

• 2000 years

• 5300 years

• 10,000 years

• 40,000 years

What makes Otzi so unique as a mummy?

• Many of the bandages used to wrap his body were also discovered.

• He really isn't that unique...there are other mummies more special.

• He was known to have been a great king in the area he was found.

• Thus far, he is the oldest intact mummy discovered

Where did the name Otzi come from?

• Scientist found his name etched on his tools.

• It comes from the name of the Otztal Mts. near where he was found.

• The person who first discovered him gave him the name.

• Otzi translates to Iceman in German.

Why were some of the artifacts found with Otzi contaminated?

• Animals had begun to destroy them.

• The pollution of the area ruined many of them.

• Special precautions when first handling Otzi and the artifacts were not taken

• He had began to thaw too quickly.

It has been determined that Otzi lived

• during the time of Julius Caesar

• at the very end of the Stone Age

• at the end of the Neolithic period

• prior to Homo Sapiens

Which of the following was NOT found with Otzi?

• bow and arrows

• straw cape

• bearskin hat

• an iron hammer

The fact that Otzi was so warmly dressed suggests that

• he was cold-blooded

• he knew how to properly prepare for a journey over the mountains

• he was likely a farmer

• could survive easily in the highest altitude