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  1. Ötzi - Wikipedia

    Ötzi, also called The Iceman, is the natural mummy of a man who lived between 3350 and 3105 BC. Ötzi's remains were discovered on 19 September 1991, in the Ötztal Alps (hence the nickname …

  2. Otzi | Iceman, Tattoos, Mummy, Tools, Last Meal, & Discovery

    Dec 10, 2025 · Otzi is an ancient mummified body of a human male that was found on the Similaun Glacier in the Tirolean Otztal Alps, on the Italian-Austrian border, in 1991. The body was radiocarbon …

  3. Ötzi | The mummy in the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology

    Ötzi is a wet mummy that was mummified naturally in the glacier ice. Due to the length of time it lay in the snow and ice, the body dehydrated, i.e. much of the body fluid was lost. Most mummies were …

  4. Ötzi Was Not Alone Discover the Genetic Mysteries of His Ancient …

    Jul 23, 2025 · When Ötzi the Iceman was pulled from the melting ice of the Alps in 1991, he emerged not just as a body preserved for more than five millennia, but as a whispering ghost from a vanished …

  5. Who was Ötzi the Iceman? | NOVA | PBS

    Aug 5, 2024 · Meet Europe’s five-thousand-year-old murder victim. First spotted in 1991 by hikers traveling the Italian Alps, the mummified body of a man was soon excavated from the glacier where it …

  6. The Discovery of Ötzi the Iceman: A Window into Prehistory

    Feb 9, 2025 · In 1991, two hikers in the Ötztal Alps on the Austria-Italy border stumbled upon a remarkable find—an exceptionally well-preserved mummy emerging from the ice. Dubbed Ötzi the …

  7. Ötzi, the Similaun mummy | Archaeological Museum of Bolzano

    Sep 19, 1991 · Only 92 meters from the Austrian border, the couple Simon discovered Ötzi’s mummified body, partially emerging from the ice. Alongside the mummy, well-preserved clothing and equipment …

  8. The Discovery of Otzi the Iceman and Its Significance - ThoughtCo

    May 14, 2025 · Otzi the Iceman was found by hikers in the Alps, preserved for 5,300 years in ice. Removal of Otzi's body was difficult due to the high altitude and poor weather conditions. Otzi's …

  9. Who was Otzi the Iceman? - History Skills

    Otzi the Iceman, found in the Alps in 1991, offers rare insight into Copper Age life through preserved remains, artifacts, clothing, and forensic analysis.

  10. Ötzi - Wikiwand

    Ötzi, also called The Iceman, is the natural mummy of a man who lived between 3350 and 3105 BC. Ötzi's remains were discovered on 19 September 1991, in the Ötztal Alps (hence the nickname …