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Frozen Mummy’s Genetic Blueprints Unveiled - Science News

Frozen Mummy’s Genetic Blueprints Unveiled - Science News | Science News | Scoop.it
The 5,300-year-old Iceman had brown eyes, Lyme disease and modern-day Mediterranean relatives...
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Otzi’s final hours: A rest, a meal, then death

Otzi’s final hours: A rest, a meal, then death | Science News | Scoop.it

There is now broad agreement on the circumstances of Ötzi’s death. Around 100 experts on mummies from nearly every single continent gathered for the “2nd Bolzano Mummy Congress” held at the European Academy of Bolzano from the 20th to the 22nd October 2011, with the aim of discussing any diseases he might have been suffering from and the events surrounding his death. From the moment of his discovery twenty years ago Ötzi, the 5,000 year old glacier mummy, has been puzzling the scientific research community, though little by little he is also revealing many of his secrets.

Georges River Grammar Librarian's curator insight, March 7, 2014 11:03 PM

This is a relatively recent article (2011) that provides more current information about the death of "The Ice Man" from a respected journal

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Ötzi the iceman's stomach throws up a surprise - life - 11 December 2011 - New Scientist

Ötzi the iceman's stomach throws up a surprise - life - 11 December 2011 - New Scientist | Science News | Scoop.it
The theory that Ötzi was caught and killed after a lengthy chase clashes with new evidence that he sat down for a leisurely meal an hour before his death...
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Ötzi, the dead sea scrolls of genomics? | Gene Expression | Discover Magazine

Ötzi, the dead sea scrolls of genomics? | Gene Expression | Discover Magazine | Science News | Scoop.it
Genomics | Ötzi | Dienekes points me to the fact that Ewen Callaway has the dirt on what's going on with Ötzi:To get a better grip on his ancestry and predisposition to disease,...
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