If the Iceman was important, he may have been the leader of his community.
One leading theory about his death is that he was assassinated.行刺
In ancient times, to take power you often had to kill the leader.古代的
Perhaps the Iceman was the target of an assassination.暗杀
The murderer may have followed the Iceman and killed him from behind. 凶手；
Then to protect his identity, he pulled out the arrow and covered the body.
He left the copper ax behind, so that he couldn't be identified.辨认
According to this theory, the Iceman was killed by a member of his own community.理论
Therefore, the murderer was probably someone he knew. 凶手；
Another theory is that the Iceman was killed after a battle with outsiders.
Since his community was located along an important trade route, it may have been attacked.
The Iceman may have been a military leader, fighting to defend his village.
Perhaps he was in a battle with the attackers on the day that he died.
According to this theory, he was fleeing from the battle and was caught from behind in an isolated area. 孤立的；
However, from the analysis of his stomach, it is unlikely that he was running from anyone.
There was a half-pound of food in his stomach when he died.
Since food only remains in the stomach for about an hour, he must have eaten a large meal shortly before his death.
Someone who is in a hurry would never take the time to stop and eat such a large meal.
And if he was killed by the outsiders, why didn't they take the copper ax?
So the question remains about what happened on the final day of his life.
The truth is that nobody will ever know what really happened.
The Iceman's murder will remain a mystery forever.
