Oetzi is the oldest European mummy ever discovered and it has provided very detailed information regarding the Copper Age in Europe and about how humans really evolved. The mummy was discovered in 1991 in the Alps and since then scientists haven’t managed to reveal all the secrets the mummy poses.

The nickname Oetzi comes from the area the mummy was discovered, Otzal, between Austria and Italy. In 2003 scientists have discovered that the mummy suffered in its lifetime from heart disease, arthritis, degenerative disc disease and of frostbite. Scientists have also managed to shed some light on the way Oetzi was killed. It seems he was killed by an arrow shot in his back and from a hit in the face from a spiked club.

Even though there has been a while since the mummy was discovered and closely analyzed by scientists, Oetzi still reveals some important information about the human race and its evolution in time. The latest thing Oetzi led to was the fact that it is now believed that since the ancient times humans liked to be on the move.

Scientists have reached this conclusion after they have sampled the mummy’s DNA and have concluded that the mummy has no relatives in that certain part of the continent. This clearly shows those humans were constantly moving, constantly looking for new places to live.

The find that Oetzi doesn’t have the same DNA as modern Europeans is a discovery that will surely fascinate other studies and will certainly lead to other theories regarding human evolution.