Oetzi was Murdered

Photo courtesy National Geographic

There has been a recent flurry of news about the circumstances surrounding Oetzi's death. I thought it might be worthwhile to point this out. Apparently, some researchers have determined that Oetzi was murdered. Someone shot him in the back and he bled out through the wound. Ewe. The good news is that there is some speculation that he was some kind of chief and was possibly killed by a competitor. Well, at least he was competitive, and apparently he was pretty good on account of being the top dog:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/03/0326_0326_iceman.html

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/06/070607-iceman-murder.html

No news is good news!