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Unbelievable as it sounds, scientists were able to determine the exact cause of the death of a man who lived 5,000 years ago by looking at his blood cells. Ötzi the iceman was found in 1991 in the Ötztal Alps. It was long thought that he died from an arrow wound, but now it seems that it was a blow to his forehead that did him in. How do they know this? Because of bruising on the blood cells in his brain! (story, link to slideshow): http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23689-otzi-the-icemans-brain-cells-show-battle-damage.html#.Ubi8Xustfgd
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