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A melting glacier exposed a body in the Alps in 1991; 5,300 years after his death, scientists turned Ötzi into one of history's most studied humans

On September 19, 1991, German mountaineers Helmut and Erika Simon were hiking across the Tisenjoch ridge in the Ötztal Alps along the border between Austria and Italy. Stepping off the marked trail near the Hauslabjoch pass at an altitude of 3,210 meters, they noticed something unusual emerging from the melting…

The Economic Times · Sep 21

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The Independent UK · Sep 3

In 1991, Alpine hikers found a body melting from a glacier and called police. 5,300 years later, it proved to be Ötzi the Iceman

In 1991, Alpine hikers found a body melting from a glacier and called police. 5,300 years later, it proved to be Ötzi the Iceman. The discovery revealed a Copper Age man preserved in ice, with tattoos, weapons, injuries and food in his stomach. Scientists later found evidence that he was…

The Economic Times · Aug 22

Humans never left these mountains for 10,000 years, and scientists finally proved it

Researchers have uncovered a surprising human story in the high Pyrenees mountains. New evidence shows people lived in these areas for over 10,000 years. This discovery challenges the idea that high mountains were empty spaces in the past. The findings are based on radiocarbon dating of samples from archaeological sites.

The Economic Times · Jun 18

In 1991, hikers in the Alps saw a body in melting ice and found Europe’s oldest known natural human mummy, “Ötzi the Iceman.”

The year 1991 marked a pivotal moment in archaeological history when Ötzi the Iceman was uncovered in the Alps. This astonishingly preserved figure from over five millennia ago provides an extraordinary insight into life during the Copper Age. His artifacts and attire are treasure troves of information, enriching our understanding…

The Economic Times · Jun 8

Science news this week: Ötzi the Iceman used to make sourdough, Italian teenagers discover Roman villa under school, Google plans to release 64 million mosquitos, and RIP to NASA's Maven probe

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LiveScience · Jun 6

Scientists make sourdough bread using yeast found in 5,000-year-old mummy

Team now plans to see if they can use yeast strains harvested from Ötzi the Iceman to brew beer too

The Guardian - US · Jun 5

5300-year-old Europe’s oldest mummy may be ‘alive’: Scientists reveal shocking microbial activity

In a cold store in northern Italy, Ötzi the Iceman lies behind controlled glass and steel, kept at a steady chill that mimics the glacier that once sealed him away. He has been there since 1991, when hikers stumbled upon what appeared to be a recent body lodged in the…

The Times of India · Jun 4

There’s something still living inside Ötzi the Iceman

Mummified 5,300-year-old body is actually host to a dynamic ecosystem, researchers say

The Independent UK · Jun 3

'It was very very good': Ötzi the Iceman's body is covered in ancient yeast — and scientists just used it to make a sourdough

A new study cultivated four strains of cold-adapted yeasts that had colonized Ötzi's body shortly after his death 5,300 years ago in the Alps.

LiveScience · Jun 3