Ötzi is one of the most studied people in history. There are several good reasons for this research. One of them: The ice mummy, which died a good 5,300 years ago and was discovered in the Ötztal Alps in 1991, offers a rare insight into such an old human body. Otherwise, at best, only bones are preserved from the Bronze Age and previous epochs; soft tissue decomposes quickly under normal circumstances. The cold death of the man from Tisenjoch secured many details of his life, from the fatal arrow injury in the shoulder to the lactose intolerance hidden in the genome.
