5000-year-old Otzi mummy and mysterious curse

The mummies always carry with them secrets. And sometimes, if you violate these secrets, people will suffer terrible consequences. Otzi 'Iceman' is also one of the mummies carrying such a curse. What is the real damage after this story?

Who is the Otzi tape?

On September 19, 1991, while searching for a way through the Otztal Alps, two German climbers discovered a mummy preserved intact in the ice - this is considered a mummy dating back. The oldest in Europe.

The examination of the controversial mummy was then carried out at Hauslabjoch, the border between Austria and Italy. Scientists have released a series of mummy hypotheses at the time of death, cause of death, health status . but the most important is the question: What did he do between the peaks of the Alps This snow cover year?

Otzi mummy is preserved intact in ice

Also known as 'Tyrolean Iceman', Otzi is a 45-year-old mummy. There are also many tools on the body such as stone axes, unfinished bow and arrow, leather name bags and a backpack frame made of pine and chestnut wood. At that time, scientists identified several of Otzi's objects that had been used thousands of years ago. A lot of research has been done on Otzi mummies, and archaeologists believe that Otzi could have lived during the transition period between Bronze and Stone Age in Central Europe more than 5,000 years ago. Studies of Otzi's body tissue by carbon radiography show that his death probably occurred in about 3,200 BC.

The body of the mummy

When discovered, Otzi's body was perfect and intact, including clothes and supplies. Therefore, a great controversy erupted among scientists about the status of Otzi: is he just an ordinary shepherd or a mage?

Hats made from bear fur and grass shoes

The first hypothesis is that Otzi brought with him hunting tools like bows and arrows, arrows . so this was probably just an ordinary shepherd. Detailed corpses revealed that Otzi was a citizen of the Vinschgau region in the southern Alps. A copper ax was also found with handles for yew, leather pouches, grindstone, hunting bags and a scabbard.

The found pollen identified him dead at the beginning of autumn, which was also consistent with the data collected from Otzi's clothing ruins. Cloaks, leggings, shoes made of goat leather and Otzi's hats made from bear fur and a pair of grass shoes. This proves that Otzi can die from a storm in early winter while hunting.

Tools found by Otzi

However, another theory is that Otzi found his way to the top of the mountain to communicate with the spiritual forces because in addition to the hunting tools, scientists also found white marbles and the Twisted leather fringes. Furthermore, there are some tattoos on the mummy that lead to Otzi being suspected of being a mage. In ancient times, people who kept white stones often had the powers associated with the spiritual world. Although this hypothesis is harder to maintain, it is still an open-ended question about Otzi's status, and the horrifying curse brought this mummy.

Otzi curse

After the Otzi mummy was unearthed, it brought seven deaths to the people involved. The first is Rainer Henn, 64, a forensic pathologist at Innsbruck University. He died in a car accident while on his way to a meeting about his research work. Next is Kurt Fritz, 52, a mountain guide, who is said to have discovered Otzi's face for the first time, killed in an avalanche. Then there was Rainer Holz, 47, who made a documentary about the excavation of Ötzi died of a brain tumor.

One of the two climbers found the dead Otzi mummy

The next victims were Helmut Simon, 69, famous for being the father of Otzi because he was one of the two climbers who found the mummy. He died due to falling. Next was Dieter Warnecke, 45, the head of the rescue team who searched for Simon's body, also died of a heart attack shortly after Simon's funeral. Not only that, the next killer was Konrad Spindler, 66, leader of a group of scientists who examined the Otzi body in Innsbruck, Austria. Finally, Tom Loy, 63, a molecular archaeologist, who made notable discoveries about Ötzi's clothes and weapons, died of a hereditary blood disease. In turn, the people involved in Otzi left quickly without an answer.

Currently, Otzi mummies are being preserved at the South Tyrol Museum. Scientists hope to get Otzi's DNA sample to find the modern 'relatives ' of this mysterious ice mummy.