INSIGHT: Report of radiological-forensic findings on the Iceman

Ten years after the discovery of the Iceman in the Alps on the Italian-Austrian border a foreign body in the form of an arrowhead was discovered in the left shoulder of the mummy. X-rays of the thorax using a digital radiography system provided sufficient evidence to identify its shape and size. Computer tomography (CT) provided further information on the position of the arrowhead, direction of the shot and its impact on the surrounding soft tissue and bones. This additional evidence of a fresh entry wound would further prove the cause of death as resulting from the arrowhead shot.