How did the discovery of ''The Ice Man'' effect history today?

Question

How did the discovery of ''The Ice Man'' effect history today?

Answer 1

Still having scientist searching for the missing link, all it showed us humans were on this planet for a long time, that he was a farmer and hunter, so really it did nothing

Answer 2

I think his discovery has affected our view of history because the more things we discover like "the ice man" and the bosnian pyramid we discover that Europe developed its civilizations and culture independently from Egypt and Mesopotamia. I think it is only a matter of time before we find out more about Otzi's people. As I understand he was carrying a variety of weapons/tools that were made of copper. This shows two things: one that his tribe had some sort of advanced leadership and specialization and two that it was most likely warlike. If you are only using arrowheads for hunting animals and only using axes for chopping down trees you don't actually need a metal one. Contrary to popular myth, a good flint or obsidian axe can chop trees down just as good and doesn't need to be sharpened as much. Also, flint and obsidian arrowheads are just as good if not better for hunting animals as they often have jagged and barbed edges naturally.

Answer 3

The "bronze Axe head" he carried was thought to have been invented 2000 years later then his, that changed the history of the Bronze age right there.
They didn't know these people used tattoos as markers for healing, probably for arthritis.
They found grains and other eatables they didn't know these people use. The clothing was very useful in the way they utilized the natural elements for clothing.

The vary areas that man both came from or went to, although theorized, it was very useful for further examinations of other areas these people lived in.

Answer 4

It didn't. It gave us an insight into how the man had lived, and how he had died, but it had no affect on history, or on modern man.

Answer 5

Yeah - the dude discovered high alcohol content beer which allowed us to drink it colder .

Answer 6

By doing his own homework.