This Day In History: Otzi the Iceman Found, Sept. 19, 1991
Friday, September 19th, 2008
Nicknamed ‘Otzi’, the mummy of a person who lived during Europe’s Copper Age was discovered by hikers in the South Tyrolean Alps in Italy in 1991. He was killed around 3300 B.C., and his discovery gave an unprecedented view into what life was like in that era.
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The 1998 program, ‘Ice Mummies‘, examines Otzi and others found preserved by ice.
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Transcript.
Article about what Otzi Ate.
The BBC did a different program on Otzi in 2002, here is a slideshow of the objects that were found with Otzi.
Visit the Iceman Museum in Italy.
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