A new digital reconstruction of Ötzi the Iceman’s ribcage shows a number of “ambiguous” features that might have assisted him on his seasonal migration to the frosty Alpine peaks. By comparing the ...

A study of prehistoric skeletons from the Italian Alps shows that society may have been organized around fathers and that ...

The ancient, mummified body of Ötzi the Iceman was found decades ago by hikers in the high Alps — but how did it get there? A new study questions the prevailing story of Ötzi's death more than ...

Ötzi, a 5,300-year-old mummy discovered in 1991. Photo: Andrea Solero/AFP (Getty Images) In 1991, a pair of climbers encountered a human body sticking out of the ice high in the Italian alps ...

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.

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 ...

New DNA research on Ötzi the Iceman’s neighbors uncovers 2,000 years of genetic stability in the Alps, contrasting the widespread migrations.

Here are some of Ötzi's clothes on display at the Museum of Archaeology, Bolzano. From top left: a shoe with grass interior (left) and leather exterior (right), the leather coat (reassembled by ...

Ötzi the Iceman is one of the most well-studied individuals in human history, but there always seems to be more to learn about him. A new genomic study has now found that he looked very different ...

Ötzi the Iceman’s 5,300-year-old body was accidentally discovered in 1991 by hikers in the Eastern Italian Alps. From his well-preserved remains, we know that Ötzi was about 45 years old when ...

(The Conversation) — When the 5,300-year-old mummy of Ötzi the Iceman was found 30 years ago, researchers found 61 tattoos on it. A scholar explains how tattoos have been a sacred part of many ...

Strangely, researchers did not know where Ötzi's stomach was until CT scans of the body were re-investigated in 2009. This is because the organ had moved upwards during the mummification process ...