Genetic Analysis of ‘Ötzi the Iceman’ Reveals Ancient Mummy’s Ancestry

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Ötzi made international headlines when he was found by a pair of climbers, sticking out of an ice patch high in the Italian alps. When he was found, Ötzi had already been dead for about 5,300 years, but his remarkably preserved remains have since given scientists a unique window into Copper Age Europe.

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Could the curse of Tutankhamun’s tomb be caused by fungi?

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The gold funerary mask mask of King Tutankhamun on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo
The gold funerary mask of King Tutankhamun is on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

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A 2,000-year-old mummy was found dumped in the trash in Yemen with its insides ripped out

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The mummy is shown wrapped in animal hide, placed on a white plastic sheet. The body is curled up on itself.
The mummy found in the trash in Yemen.

Yemen General Organization of Antiquities and Museums

A Peruvian man was found carrying around a 600-year-old mummy in his cooler bag, calling it his 'spiritual girlfriend'. It was male.

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A man in uniform is shown leaning over the delivery bag. The remains are wrapped in a plastic bag, sticking out of the delivery bag.
The mummy is shown in the delivery bag.

Dirreción desconcentrada de cultura de Puno

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