Anth.245 Documentary response sheet-3: NOVA/Pbs: Iceman Murder Mystery.

ANTH.245: Peoples of the World: Mediterranean Area: STUDENT: _______________________________ From Prehistory to the Trojan War. FALL 2014 Value: 3% Doc.3: Nova/Pbs: Iceman Murder Mystery (54 minutes). Web-linked on Blackboard Response sheet: i.e., questions following documentary in sequence of viewing with minute markers. INTRODUCTION: 0:00 – 2:15 min.

(1). What startling discovery did hikers and later investigators find in the alps? Describe …

(2). What was unusual about the nature and state of the body? Describe …

(3). What associated items accompanied the body, or were found nearby? Describe …

(4). What date did C14 (radiocarbon) dating provide for the body (and its associated artefacts)?

(5). Describe the journey that Otzi had apparently taken before reaching his ultimate find spot? i.e., Describe the route, its nature, and perhaps the immediate destination (what lay south?)

(6). What are some of the aims of the recent re-assessment of Otzi’s body? Or analytical techniques?

(7). To what period does Otzi date? Describe …

(8). What was life like 5,000 years ago (in this region)? i.e., Describe … a. b. (9). What did the increasing (Neolithic) population lead to in this region? Describe …

(10). What 5+ possessions did Hunt and Pedrotti find in association with the Iceman? Describe …

(11). What various dangers apparently existed in this region? Outline them a. b.

(12). What weapons did Otzi carry? Describe them …

(13). What was particularly unusual about Otzi’s weapons? –especially some of them …

(14). What significant item was Otzi carrying with him? Why is it important? Describe it …

(15). What did his copper axe signify/represent regarding technology in this region and at this time?

(16). What did scholars initially believe (in 1991) regarding Otzi’s cause of death?

(17). In 2001+, what did X-rays and CT-scans reveal about the Iceman’s actual cause of death?

(18). How and where was Otzi struck by an arrow? Describe …

(19). Outline the observed physical features and skin treatment regarding Otzi’s body. a. b. c. d. (20). What are some of the ideas about the possible circumstances surrounding Otzi’s death? a. b. c. (21). What might Otzi’s axe have signified? –regarding Otzi, his culture, etc.

(22). Why is the Iceman (Otzi) so important? i.e., How is his body viewed/considered today?

(23). What unusual circumstances led to Otzi’s body surviving within an area of frequent glacial activity? a. b. (24). Why did Zink decide not to allow a new incision in Otzi’s body? List some factors …

(25). What microscopic clues indicate that Otzi may have been “on the run”? Describe … a. b. c. (26). What was found on Otzi’s right hand? What did it seem to indicate? Describe …

(27). What are some of the questions about this scenario? What problems exist regarding the theories?

(28). What is one probable reason for Otzi’s murder?

(29). Why do some areas in Otzi’s brain appear to be darker? What might/does this mean?

(30). What did the tests confirm regarding the darker spots in Otzi’s brain? Describe …

(31). What did Otzi’s ownership of a copper axe suggest regarding his status/profession?

(32). What did a re-assessment of a CT-scan reveal? i.e., Why was it overlooked previously?

(33). In exploring Otzi’s stomach, what was found inside it?

(34). What did the initial analysis reveal about Oti’s stomach contents? i.e., Describe …

(35). How many samples were removed from Otzi during this procedure? What did DNA analysis show?

(36). What did X-rays reveal/confirm about Otzi’s left knee?

(37). What did the reconstructed 98% of Otzi’s DNA reveal?

(38). What did CT-Scans reveal/confirm about Otzi?

(39). What did Otzi’s genes show, and what is significant about his period of transition?

(40). REFLECTION QUESTION: What are the overall reults of the stomach and stomach content analysis? What does this say about the circumstances of his death? Summarize … 52:30 documentary ends: ………………………………………………………………………………………...