The “Ice Man” aka Ötzi- Ancient Mummy found in the Ötztal Alps

The “Ice Man” (aka Otzi) is an ancient mummy which was found in the Otztal Alps. This body is from a pre-Roman culture, and because the body was so well preserved it was possible to see what he had eaten, and determine how he died. It was also possible to conduct a genetic analysis, which revealed that he is not an exact genetic match to any modern population. Otzi was found with stone implements and weapons, as well as one axe with a copper blade. He suffered from a number of ailments, was prematurely aged, and died in his 40’s. But in spite of that there is evidence that he managed to have children, and has a number of descendants which are still alive today.

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Sources:

https://www.thoughtco.com/the-iceman-lost-in-italian-alps-171387
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96tzi
https://www.crystalinks.com/otzi.html
https://ursulafrayne.libguides.com/year7/humanities/investigatingtheancientpast/otzitheiceman
https://www.iceman.it/en/equipment/ - museum site
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4775254/
https://www.romeartlover.it/Augusta.html - Venostes tribe
https://www.eupedia.com/europe/Haplogroup_K_mtDNA.shtml - K MDNA
https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms1701 - gene sequence
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6070208/ -G Chromosome associated with Corisica (map)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2717998/
https://www.dnainthenews.com/human-history/otzi-iceman/
https://www.hudsonalpha.org/ancient-dna-reveals-genetic-relationship-between-todays-sardinians-and-neolithic-europeans/ - Autosomal DNA
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-24477038 - modern descendants
https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms1701/figures/3 -took gene comparison image
https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms1701
Info about the movie: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/iceman-film-review-aardman-early-man-rhaetic-language-a8463011.html
Raeti - https://wiki2.org/en/Rhaetian_people
Rhaetic Language - https://goodmaniac.blogspot.com/2013/06/ancient-italian-tribe-raetic-was-not.html
Raeti (Roman sources) https://www.univie.ac.at/raetica/wiki/Ancient_sources