Gandharv Walia · Science · 2026-08-22
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 shot with a... In 1991, Alpine hikers found a body melting from a glacier and called police. 5,300 years later,
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