Ancient Ice

holeg2212 · 09-30-2008, 11:38 PM

A 17-year legal battle over a 5300-year-old "iceman" found in the Italian Alps has finally been settled — but not before several people associated with the discovery died "from a curse".

German hikers Helmut and Erika Simon found the remains of the man, later named Oetzi, in the province of Bolzano and alerted local authorities to the discovery.

But district officials refused to pay the Simons an adequate finder's fee, which under Italian law is 25 percent of the discovery's value.

Lawyers for the couple argued the discovery had contributed millions of euros in income from added tourism business while Bolzano Council claimed they had footed the bill for Oetzi's excavation and provided an expensive climate-controlled home for the iceman.

After appealing a 2006 ruling in favour of the Simons, the province finally agreed to a payout of 150,000 euros ($250,000) overnight.

But the ruling came too late for Mr Simon: he died in a mountaineering accident in 2004 and the death of six other people linked to the discovery has raised the spectre of a Tutankhamen-like curse associated with Oetzi.

It's a big deal over a small man: Oetzi was barely 160cm tall when he died at age 46, most likely of injuries sustained in a conflict.

But his excellent physical condition and well-preserved clothes and weapons — including goatskin leggings, a grass cape, a copper-head axe and a quiver full of arrows — marked him as one of the great archaeological finds of the modern era.

Talisyn · 10-01-2008, 10:09 AM

I studied Oetzi at college very cool after his battle where he was mortally wounded the theory is he suffered from hypothermia and stripped before dying. The theory behind this was the way the clothes where neatly piled up next to him and its a symptom of the last stages of hypothermia, where you're body confuses hot and cold and makes you think your too hot.

holeg2212 · 10-01-2008, 04:04 PM

wow awesome, i never read that information, all the stuff i could ever find was the curse stuff... its awesome to think he died sooooo long ago. i mean he died a few thousand years before the birth of christ.

zerogravity · 10-02-2008, 08:53 AM

pics? video?

Talisyn · 10-07-2008, 07:03 AM

and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96t...thes_and_shoes

holeg2212 · 10-07-2008, 05:14 PM

Kentucky fried!!!

09-30-2008, 11:38 PM	#1
holeg2212 Investigator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Western Australia Capitol City 'Perth' Posts: 437	Ancient Ice - Man! A 17-year legal battle over a 5300-year-old "iceman" found in the Italian Alps has finally been settled — but not before several people associated with the discovery died "from a curse". German hikers Helmut and Erika Simon found the remains of the man, later named Oetzi, in the province of Bolzano and alerted local authorities to the discovery. But district officials refused to pay the Simons an adequate finder's fee, which under Italian law is 25 percent of the discovery's value. Lawyers for the couple argued the discovery had contributed millions of euros in income from added tourism business while Bolzano Council claimed they had footed the bill for Oetzi's excavation and provided an expensive climate-controlled home for the iceman. After appealing a 2006 ruling in favour of the Simons, the province finally agreed to a payout of 150,000 euros ($250,000) overnight. But the ruling came too late for Mr Simon: he died in a mountaineering accident in 2004 and the death of six other people linked to the discovery has raised the spectre of a Tutankhamen-like curse associated with Oetzi. It's a big deal over a small man: Oetzi was barely 160cm tall when he died at age 46, most likely of injuries sustained in a conflict. But his excellent physical condition and well-preserved clothes and weapons — including goatskin leggings, a grass cape, a copper-head axe and a quiver full of arrows — marked him as one of the great archaeological finds of the modern era. __________________ All evil needs to succeed. Is for the good to stand by and do nothing.

10-01-2008, 04:04 PM	#3
holeg2212 Investigator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Western Australia Capitol City 'Perth' Posts: 437	wow awesome, i never read that information, all the stuff i could ever find was the curse stuff... its awesome to think he died sooooo long ago. i mean he died a few thousand years before the birth of christ. __________________ All evil needs to succeed. Is for the good to stand by and do nothing.

10-02-2008, 08:53 AM	#4
zerogravity Junior Investigator Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 66	pics? video? __________________

10-07-2008, 05:14 PM	#6
holeg2212 Investigator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Western Australia Capitol City 'Perth' Posts: 437	Kentucky fried!!! __________________ All evil needs to succeed. Is for the good to stand by and do nothing.

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10-01-2008, 10:09 AM	#2
Talisyn Investigator Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 188	I studied Oetzi at college very cool after his battle where he was mortally wounded the theory is he suffered from hypothermia and stripped before dying. The theory behind this was the way the clothes where neatly piled up next to him and its a symptom of the last stages of hypothermia, where you're body confuses hot and cold and makes you think your too hot.

10-07-2008, 07:03 AM	#5
Talisyn Investigator Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 188	and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96t...thes_and_shoes