Ötzi the Iceman isn't the only ancient individual whose DNA is giving us insights into the past. So too are those of his neighbors. A new analysis of the genomes of 47 people who lived in the ...

A new analysis of ancient DNA from 15 people who lived in the Italian Alps around the same time as Ötzi the Iceman shows that Ötzi's ancestry was decidedly different from his neighbors'. "We ...

Mummified body in Alps, 5,000+ years old, had Lyme disease, lactose intolerance. Feb. 29, 2012 — -- They called him "the Tyrolean iceman" when hikers found him in the Italian Alps in 1991 ...

Importantly, Ötzi’s paternal and maternal lineage has not been found in ancient or modern people, so he remains a genetic outlier. So the mysterious Iceman remains a mystery, even now.

Ötzi's ancestry, it turns out, is far from common. A statue representing an iceman named Ötzi, on view at the Archaeological Museu of Bolzano. Photo: Andrea Solero / AFP via Getty Images.

Recently The Journal Times carried an Associated Press story about the Iceman. This is the guy whose 5,000-year-old frozen mummy was discovered in the Alps in 1991.

Ötzi the Iceman may have come to an unfortunate end while crossing the Alps more than 5,000 years ago, but thanks to his well-preserved remains, he's still helping us understand our past. A new ...

Ötzi the Iceman isn't the only ancient individual whose DNA is giving us insights into the past. So too are those of his neighbors. A new analysis of the genomes of 47 people who lived in the ...

Here’s how it works. Ötzi the Iceman, shown here in a reconstruction, had a unique family lineage, ancient DNA of him and his Copper Age neighbors reveals. (Image credit: Getty Images) ...