Ötzi

Also known as Similaun Man, Man from Hauslabjoch, Homo tyrolensis, Hauslabjoch mummy, Ötzi the Iceman, Tisenjoch mummy, Man from Tisenjoch, Tyrolean Ice Man

Ötzi, also called The Iceman, Similaun man, or Tyrolean 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 "Ötzi", ) at the Austria–Italy border. He is Europe's oldest known natural human mummy, offering an unprecedented view of Chalcolithic (Copper Age) Europeans.

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Ötzi, also known as the Iceman, is the naturally preserved remains of a man who lived between roughly 3350 and 3105 BC, discovered in 1991 in the Alps at the Austria-Italy border. He is Europe's oldest known natural mummy and provides scientists with a rare, detailed look at how people lived during the Copper Age in Europe.

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Key facts

Person.name: Ötzi
Person.image: Otzi-Quinson.jpg
Person.caption: The mummified remains of Ötzi on display at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology
Person.birth_place: Near the present village of Feldthurns (Velturno), north of Bolzano, Italy
Person.death_date: (aged about 45)
Person.death_place: Ötztal Alps, near Tisenjoch on the border between Austria and Italy
Person.other_names: Ötzi the Iceman; Similaun man; Tyrolean Iceman
Person.known_for: Oldest known natural mummy of a Chalcolithic European man

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Place of birth: Feldthurns
Occupation: shepherd
Hair colour: brown hair
Mass: 50
Official website: iceman.it
Image: Otzi-Quinson.jpg
Significant event: whole genome sequencing

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Commons category: Ötzi
date of death: 3230-00-00
date of birth: 3275-00-00
cause of death: hypothermia
nickname: אצי, איש הקרח
had as last meal: meat
medical condition: spondylosis
wears: quiver
armament: longbow
manner of death: homicide
place of burial: South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology
described by source: The Dawn of Everything

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Discovery
Border dispute
Scientific analyses
Body
Health
Skeletal details and tattooing
Clothes and shoes
Tools and equipment
Genetic analysis
Blood
''H. pylori'' analysis
Stomach
After death
Cause of death
Arrowhead and blood analyses
Alternative theory of death location
Legal dispute
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
Articles
Books
External links

Because of the presence of an arrowhead embedded in his left shoulder and various other wounds, researchers believe that Ötzi was killed by another person. The nature of his life and the circumstances of his death are the subject of much investigation and speculation. His remains and personal belongings are on exhibit at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy.

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