Otzi tapes and new findings are useful for medicine

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the discovery of the mummy Otzi Iceman, Russia's Sputniknews magazine has an article that updates the latest findings, especially those related to science and medicine.

Otzi tapes after 25 years were found

Twenty-five years ago, on September 19, 1991, while searching for a way through the Otztal Alps, two German climbers discovered that the mummy's neck was preserved almost intact in the snow and ice at Hauslabjoch, the area between the border of Austria and Italy, has the oldest date in Europe. Immediately after being found, scientists came on, many theories were made, such as origin, age, cause of death, and why lies in the deserted thousand years of snow cover?

Otzi tape man.

Otzi tapes are also known as Tyrolean Ice Man (Tyrolean Ice Man) , mummy about 45 years old, equipped with many tools such as stone axes, bows and arrows with leather bags and tools of wooden backpack form. pine and chestnut. It is very likely that the Otzi tape lived in the transitional period of the new Middle Eastern Bronze Age more than 5,000 years ago. Through the method of carbon radioactivity, scientists found that the time of Otzi died occurred around 3,200 BC. Who is Otzi, shepherd or mage is a scientific question that is debating and decoding. On the first assumption, Otzi was a shepherd and a hunter because he always carried a farmer's tools with hunting bows and arrows.

Regarding the cause of death, through analysis of clothes, leggings, shoes made of goat skin and bear fur hats and grass shoes that showed pollen smell, it is possible that Otzi died at the beginning of autumn when starting. go hunting. There is also a theory that, Otzi, was seriously injured by an arrow shot from behind and injured by a powerful punch on the nape. Even, there are fake cards claiming that Otzi is a mage or missionary because when he died, Otzi was located in the mountains. It is possible that Otzi is on his way to meet someone who is doing a mysterious spiritual mission. Evidence, among the items found next to the mummy, is also the perforated white marbles, the soft twisting thread. There are some unfinished tattoos on the body, which proves that Otzi is probably a magician. This hypothesis is grounded because after the mummy was found, a series of horrifying curse occurred, which still cannot be explained by the posterity.

Hauslabjoch, where Otzi mummy is found.

According to Mummytombs.com, since Otzi was excavated, there have been at least 7 other deaths involved, including Rainer Henn, 64, a forensic researcher from the University of Innsbruck (Austria), who died in one ear. car accident while on the way to attend the meeting; second, Kurt Fritz, 52, a mountain guide, who is said to have discovered Otzi's face for the first time, died in an avalanche; third, Rainer Holz, 47, filmmaker about Otzi excavation, died of brain tumors; Wednesday, Helmut Simon, 69 , "the father of Otzi" , one of the two climbers found this mummy, died of a 100m-high waterfall fall. Fifth, Dieter Warnecke, 45, head of Simon's body-search rescue team, died of a heart attack shortly after Simon's funeral. On Friday, Konrad Spindler, 66, headed the team of scientists tasked with examining Otzi corpses in Innsbruck. Lastly, Tom Loy, 63, a molecular archaeologist, the expert had found remarkable discoveries about Otzi, mainly clothes, weapons, personal belongings ., died of one Hereditary blood disease. Currently, Otzi mummies are being preserved in South Tyrol Museum, Italy, to serve tourists visiting and serving for research.

Otzi studies are useful for medicine

According to Nationalgeographic magazine, a group of Irish and Italian scientists analyzed and isolated 9 DNA samples from animal skin and fur used to make Otzi Tape's clothes to determine what kind of animal. As a result, the skin of five mammals, for example, sheepskin cuffs, cowhide straps, loincloths, dressed in goatskin leather, and long-sleeved cotton shirts that boxed with goats and sheep , stitched with at least 4 different animal skins. Also through mitochondrial DNA analysis showed that sheep, goats and cows with skin used as clothing were all domesticated animals. And the hat and canister name is made of another material, for example, the hat is made of brown bear skin, the bag is made of buckskin. The study also found that Otzi is a breeding farmer, a talented hunter and should kill many kinds of animals, skinning to make hats and clothes, rather primitive clothes of prehistoric people.

A recent discovery has been published on Russia's Sputniknews website in late September 2016, scientists discovered a bacterium H. Pylori in the stomach of Otzi. This type of bacteria is found in 50% of the modern human body. H. Pylori is often considered to be a cause of gastric ulcers or even cancer. The prevalent H. Pylori during the Otzi period exists to help humans digest raw meat.

Otzi tapes and supplies.

Albert Zink, director of the EURAC Institute for Mummies and Iceman, in Bolzano (Austria), said studying microorganisms could help modern medicine better understand the pathogens and find the muscle. Cancer prevention and treatment mechanism. According to Albert Zink, thanks to the discovery of Otzi, science also found that acupuncture techniques, such as those applied to 61 tattoos on Otzi's body, existed in Central Europe in 3000 BC, 2,000 years earlier than previously anticipated. Otzi mummies and accompanying items such as leggings, goat leather jacket, bear fur hat, green linen shoes, hay, deer skin, backpack, hat, copper blade ax . are all things Indispensable use of prehistoric people, like "iPhone 7 of modern men".

Otzi research helps medicine better understand the healing of ancient people.

In addition, scientists discovered many devices related to ancient Egyptian cancer treatment , including a dagger, name holder, a tool like sharp pencil extraction, and two tinder, one for fire and one for healing purposes. Thanks to the cold mountain climate, Otzi remains still intact, helping modern genetics carry out many useful studies, especially the origin of Oetzi. It is possible that Otzi is a long-eyed, brown-eyed ethnic group living in northern Italy just south of the Alps, having a kinship relationship with another race that is now found in Corsica and Sardinia.