About 5,300 years ago a Copper Age shepherd was murdered. He just happened to die in a place where his body was so well preserved that gave researchers an actual shot at determining the course of his final day on Earth.
# Ötzi the Iceman: A 5,300-Year-Old Mystery
This episode dives into one of archaeology's most fascinating discoveries: Ötzi, a mummified man found frozen in the Alps in 1991 who lived over 5,300 years ago during the Copper Age. Josh and Chuck explore how scientists have pieced together details about Ötzi's life, health, and final days through cutting-edge forensic analysis, including his diet, 61 tattoos, and sophisticated clothing. But here's where it gets really intriguing—recent research using pollen and moss spores has allowed scientists to literally retrace Ötzi's last 33 hours on Earth, revealing a dramatic story of conflict, injury, and a mysterious death that involved an arrow wound in the back.
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