Half an hour after Ötzi dined, the killer came along and shot him in the back from a distance of almost 100 feet.
The arrow went under his left armpit.. .a wound that
would have been quickly fatal and probably not treatable
even in modern times, especially where it happened. By
the angle of the wound, he was either shot from below
and behind, or he had been bent forward when he was hit
from above and behind.
Read the passage. Then read the questions and
choose the best answer from the drop-down menus.
What evidence suggests that people of the time used
technology?
What evidence suggests the cause of death?
"Who Killed the Iceman? Clues Emerge in a Very Cold
Case,"
Rod Nordland