Ötzi the Iceman has a new look: balding and dark-skinned

NEWS 16 August 2023 Ötzi the Iceman has a new look: balding and dark-skinned Improved DNA analysis updates thinking on alpine mummy’s skin colour, ancestry and more. By Freda Kreier Freda

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