So what do we learn or observe from this look into the past? There truly is "nothing new under the sun" and even an "equipped to survive" individual may succumb to misfortune. The latest GPS is merely a very sophisticated elaboration on Otzi's intimate knowledge of his territory. The humblest of knives we agonize over would all be sought after compared to his flint dagger ( and ironically not as sharp.) we probably will never know what brought Otzi to that lonely place. What we do know is he lived 25-40years , well advanced in that age. So somewhere in Europe a distant descendant is preparing for a bicycle tour through the country. What we wonder is, does he have his Altoids tin pocketed?