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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2024.09.034 | DOI Listing |
Nat Commun
July 2025
Institute for Mummy Studies, Eurac Research, Viale Druso 1, 39100, Bolzano, Italy.
The Eastern Italian Alps played a crucial bridging role between Mediterranean and Northern alpine populations since Prehistory. However, few prehistoric individuals from that region have been genomically analysed so far. Among them, the Iceman (Copper Age, 3368-3108 BC) showed a relatively high Anatolian-Neolithic-related ancestry and low Hunter-Gatherers (HGs)-related ancestry.
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December 2024
Faculty of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Piazza Università 5, Bolzano, Italy.
Background: Fungal DNA is rarely reported in metagenomic studies of ancient samples. Although fungi are essential for their interactions with all kingdoms of life, limited information is available about ancient fungi. Here, we explore the possibility of the presence of ancient fungal species in the gut of Ötzi, the Iceman, a naturally mummified human found in the Tyrolean Alps (border between Italy and Austria).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Shoulder Elbow Surg
June 2025
Eurac Research, Institute for Mummy Studies, Bolzano, Italy.
Cell Genom
September 2023
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany.
The Tyrolean Iceman is known as one of the oldest human glacier mummies, directly dated to 3350-3120 calibrated BCE. A previously published low-coverage genome provided novel insights into European prehistory, despite high present-day DNA contamination. Here, we generate a high-coverage genome with low contamination (15.
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June 2021
Institute of Psychology, University of Pécs, Ifjúság Str. 6. H-7624 Pécs, Hungary.
This study argues that the equipment of the Tyrolean Iceman offers a unique perspective for understanding the macroevolutionary-scale functional continuity between later Pleistocene and Holocene human technologies. The Iceman was discovered in 1991 in the Ötztal Alps and can be dated to around 3300 BC, corresponding to the North Italian early Copper Age. In his gear there are several technologies which are rarely found at prehistoric archaeological sites, including archery equipment, a complete set of clothing, and a personal tool kit.
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