Prehistoric Iceman Killed By Arrow


	Prehistoric Iceman Killed By Arrow

sl0wdjin

6-11-2007 12:14 AM

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history, archaeology, tomography

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6-11-2007 12:27 AM

ericskiff

Shot in the back, huh?

Somewhere, 5000 years ago, a murderer thought "the world will never know". Funny that this case file is open now!

6-11-2007 2:47 PM

sl0wdjin

I bet they never catch the guy.

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