A University of Florence–led team reports early Eurasian evidence of artificial cranial modification (ACM) in a Late Upper ...

A groundbreaking DNA study comparing Ötzi the Iceman to his ancient neighbors has revealed results that shocked scientists ...

Ötzi the Iceman, whose frozen remains were found in a gully high in the Tyrolean Alps by hikers in 1991, is perhaps the world’s most closely studied corpse. The mystery over his violent death ...

Also in 2018, scientists analyzed the remnants of Ötzi's last meal in his stomach, concluding that he ate a hearty mountaineer’s high-fat diet of red deer, wild goat, and whole-grain einkorn ...

A reconstruction of Ötzi the Iceman, who lived and died in the European Alps some 5,200 years ago. His naturally mummified remains were discovered by German hikers on September 19, 1991.

Ötzi the Iceman, whose 5,300-year-old body was found by hikers in the Tyrolean Alps, has 61 tattoos. Scientists now think they understand the technique behind them.

For more than 30 years, scientists from around the world have flocked to a museum in the Italian Alps to learn from a 5,300-year-old man. He’s known as Ötzi the Iceman, nicknamed for the nearby Ötzal ...

Life wasn’t too kind to Ötzi the Iceman, the 5,000-year-old mummy discovered in 1991 by German hikers in the Italian Alps. Not only did the naturally mummified remains show that he was murdered ...

A 2018 paper took a closer look at Ötzi's tools, revealing details of his lifestyle, his last days, and the trade networks that linked far-flung Alpine communities. Also in 2018, scientists ...

Scientists believe Ötzi the Iceman, was attacked twice when he went up and down the mountains. He had a stabbing wound in his hand and then, later, a laceration by his collarbone that could have ...

A mere 2 hours before his grisly murder about 5,300 years ago, Ötzi the iceman chowed down on some mouthwatering morsels: wild meat from ibex and red deer, cereals from einkorn wheat and ...