Oldest Human Body 'Iceman' New DNA Analysis Suggests Dark Skin Origins and Not Caucasian

Medicine & Technology Aug 17, 2023

The Ötzi "Iceman" is a 5,300-year-old mummy that was first discovered in 1991 in the Ötztal Alps in Italy. Read to learn more.

Frozen Chamois Discovery May Help Scientists Preserve Ice Mummy DNA

Sep 08, 2020

A frozen 400-year-old chamois, a goat-antelope species, was discovered by hikers in the Italian Alps. Scientists hope that further research will help them find ways to conserve the DNA of ice mummies.

400-Year-Old Frozen Goat Offers Insight on Ice Mummies

Sep 08, 2020

A hiker discovered the preserved remains of a 400-year-old goat embedded in a remote part of the Italian Alps.

Ice Age Period: 5,300-year-old Iceman’s Last Meal Is Goat ‘Bacon’

Feb 16, 2017

Scientists have recently discovered that Otzi the Copper Age mummified man had bacon as his last meal.

Iceman Mummy Suggests New Clues For Hybrid Bacteria Strain, Migration Pattern

Jan 13, 2016

A mummified corpse known as the Iceman, otherwise Oetzi, is giving researchers an insight on stomach infection as well as its possible migration route.