A study was published last week on the DNA of Helicobacter pylori, the pathogen extracted from the stomach of Ötzi, the ice mummy who has provided ... read more
New discoveries concerning Otzi's genetic history. i. a comparison of genetic data of the mummy with data from other European Neolithic samples, provided information regarding the origin of K1f: researchers postulate that the mitochondrial lineage of the Iceman originated locally in the Alps, in a population that did not grow demographically. read more
Despite this, the genetic relationship between the Iceman's maternal lineage and lineages found in modern populations was not yet clear." The most recent study regarding the analysis of Ötzi's complete mitochondrial DNA, conducted in 2008 by other research teams showed that the Iceman's maternal lineage—named K1f—was no longer traceable in modern populations. read more
A new genetic analysis reveals that Otzi the Iceman is most closely related to modern-day Sardinians. South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology SAN FRANCISCO Otzi the Iceman, an astonishingly well-preserved Neolithic mummy found in the Italian Alps in 1991, was a native of Central Europe, not a first-generation emigre from Sardinia, new research shows. read more