Yet today, Otzi the Iceman, the famous mummified corpse pulled from a glacier in the Italian Alps nearly two decades ago, continues to keep many secrets.
Now, through an autopsy like none other, scientists will attempt to unravel more mysteries from this ancient mummy, revealing not only the details of Otzi’s death, but an entire way of life.
How did people live during Otzi’s time, the Copper Age? What did they eat? What diseases did they cope with?
The answers abound miraculously in this one man’s mummified remains.
Watch NOVA "Iceman Murder Mystery," to defrost the ultimate time capsule, the 5,000-year-old man.
10 Ways to Make a Mummy
How do corpses become mummies? In this interactive feature, see how natural forces and artificial techniques preserve bodies through the ages.
This program originally aired in 2011.
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