Valuable Archaeological Findings That Have Shaped History Over Milennia

Discovered in 1991, Ötzi the Iceman, the oldest human mummy known, was found frozen in the Ötztal Alps at the Austria-Italy border. His preservation offers unparallel insight into Copper Age Europeans’ lives and culture.

Ötzi, far from ordinary, bore sixty-one tattoos and likely met his end through violence, an arrowhead lodged in his shoulder suggests homicide. This ancient Ice Age inhabitant opens a window to the practices, conflicts, and daily life of his era.