Ötzi The mummified body of a man found in an Alpine glacier in 1991. He died around 3230 BC at about 45. He is Europe's oldest known natural human mummy.
1 Sources 7 Connections Two German hikers On 19 September 1991, at about 3,210 metres, they saw the upper body protruding from the ice. It was freed four days later.
1 Sources 1 Connections Tisenjoch pass A pass in the Ötztal Alps. The body lay near it, and the nickname Ötzi comes from the Ötztal Alps.
1 Sources 2 Connections Konrad Spindler An archaeologist. On 24 September 1991 he examined the find in Innsbruck and judged it at least four thousand years old. No archaeologist had been present when the body came out of the ice.
1 Sources 1 Connections The border survey On 2 October 1991 an official survey placed the find site 92.56 metres inside Italy, in South Tyrol. The body was in Innsbruck, Austria, at the time.
1 Sources 2 Connections The arrowhead in his shoulder In 2001 X-rays and a CT scan revealed an arrowhead lodged in his left shoulder. He is believed to have bled to death after it shattered the shoulder blade. The shaft had been pulled out before he died.
1 Sources 1 Connections His equipment He carried a copper axe on a yew haft, a chert-bladed knife with an ash handle, an unfinished yew longbow and a quiver of 14 arrows. A 2017 study traced the axe's copper to southern Tuscany.
1 Sources 1 Connections His last meal His stomach held partly digested ibex meat and wheat grains. His intestines held traces of chamois, red deer and herb bread.
1 Sources 1 Connections South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology In Bolzano, Italy. Ötzi has been on display there since 1998.
1 Sources 2 Connections found was found near dated placed inside Italy is believed to have killed carried last ate displays placed him in South Tyrol Control map, One finger scrolls the page. Two fingers move or zoom the map.
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Person Ötzi The mummified body of a man found in an Alpine glacier in 1991. He died around 3230 BC at about 45. He is Europe's oldest known natural human mummy. User contribution ↑ found They saw the body emerging from the ice on 19 September 1991. Sources 1 Person Two German hikers On 19 September 1991, at about 3,210 metres, they saw the upper body protruding from the ice. It was freed four days later. User contribution ↓ was found near In the ice near the pass, at about 3,210 metres. Sources 1 Place Tisenjoch pass A pass in the Ötztal Alps. The body lay near it, and the nickname Ötzi comes from the Ötztal Alps. User contribution Place Tisenjoch pass A pass in the Ötztal Alps. The body lay near it, and the nickname Ötzi comes from the Ötztal Alps. User contribution ↑ was found near In the ice near the pass, at about 3,210 metres. Sources 1 Person Ötzi The mummified body of a man found in an Alpine glacier in 1991. He died around 3230 BC at about 45. He is Europe's oldest known natural human mummy. User contribution ↑ placed inside Italy It put the site 92.56 metres inside Italy. Sources 1 Item The border survey On 2 October 1991 an official survey placed the find site 92.56 metres inside Italy, in South Tyrol. The body was in Innsbruck, Austria, at the time. User contribution Item The border survey On 2 October 1991 an official survey placed the find site 92.56 metres inside Italy, in South Tyrol. The body was in Innsbruck, Austria, at the time. User contribution ↓ placed inside Italy It put the site 92.56 metres inside Italy. Sources 1 Place Tisenjoch pass A pass in the Ötztal Alps. The body lay near it, and the nickname Ötzi comes from the Ötztal Alps. User contribution ↓ placed him in South Tyrol The survey put the site in South Tyrol, and Ötzi is now in South Tyrol's museum. Sources 1 Organization South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology In Bolzano, Italy. Ötzi has been on display there since 1998. User contribution Organization South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology In Bolzano, Italy. Ötzi has been on display there since 1998. User contribution ↓ displays On display in Bolzano since 1998. Sources 1 Person Ötzi The mummified body of a man found in an Alpine glacier in 1991. He died around 3230 BC at about 45. He is Europe's oldest known natural human mummy. User contribution ↑ placed him in South Tyrol The survey put the site in South Tyrol, and Ötzi is now in South Tyrol's museum. Sources 1 Item The border survey On 2 October 1991 an official survey placed the find site 92.56 metres inside Italy, in South Tyrol. The body was in Innsbruck, Austria, at the time. User contribution More shared clues (8) AI research is a draft. Read the sources and check the context.
