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In 1991, a group of hikers found the mummified remains of Ötzi the Iceman emerging from a melting glacier in the Alps—likely murdered, judging by the remains of an arrowhead lodged in his shoulder.

In 1991, a group of hikers found the mummified remains of Ötzi the Iceman emerging from a melting glacier. The popular interpretation—given the extraordinary preservation of the body—is that ...

Naturally preserved by more than 5,000 years of sun, wind, and freezing temperatures, the leathery remains of Ötzi the Iceman quickly became a global sensation, the subject of countless books and ...

Found high in the Tyrolean Alps in 1991, Ötzi the Iceman had dark skin and eyes and was likely bald. His remarkably well-preserved remains, frozen beneath ice for about 5,300 years, revealed 61 ...

A genetic analysis of the iconic "Tyrolean Iceman"—also referred to by the nickname "Ötzi"—has challenged what we know about the more than 5,000-year-old mummy's ancestry as well as his ...

A new look at the Iceman’s DNA reveals that his ancestors weren’t who scientists previously thought. In 2012, scientists compiled a complete picture of Ötzi’s genome; it suggested that the ...

The iceman's reconstruction by Alfons & Adrie Kennis Courtesy of South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology / Ochsenreiter At the time, researchers assumed that the find was an unusual one-off, the result ...