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Image shows the upper body of Otzi as it protruded from the ice on Tisenjoch mountain pass on Sep. 19, 1991. (Helmut Simon, Erika Simon/Newsflash)

OTZI THE ICEMAN: 5,300-Year-Old Ice Mummy Died In Spring And Not Autumn As Previously Believed

New research has suggested that Otzi the 5,300-year-old prehistoric iceman did not die in autumn before being preserved under winter snow, and instead had died in early spring on a high Alpine snow field. Image shows the investigation of Otzi in South Tyrol, Austria, undated photo. The South Tyrolean Museum…

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