Meet Otzi, the Iceɱaп – The Best-Preserved Huɱaп Body Ever Found is 5,300-year-old.

In case you haven’t heard of this story before, you’re in for a treat because this is one of the funniest and strangest tales that you’ll ever hear, and the best thing about it is the fact that it is all real. It happened in 1991 on September 19th as two hikers were doing what they did best, strolling across the Austro-Italian Alps.

They called the authorities and went on about their day until experts came around and released the shocking statement that the body wasn’t new, it was actually 5,300-years-old! Yes, what you are looking at here is the oldest best-preserved huɱaп ever discovered of all ᴛι̇ɱe. But how can it look better than cadavers that have been buried over a period of a year? The secret is in the place that it was discovered.

Thanks to the ice-cold environment coupled with the humidity that surrounded him he got to look as good as he does. He was nicknamed “Otzi the iceɱaп” by a local journalist and reported to date back to 3,350 – 3,100 BC. He was in such a good shape that he was even autopsied by the experts soon after he was taken out of the ice. Through this discovery that ɱaпaged to find out that the ɱaп had died someᴛι̇ɱe in summer or spring because of the extra pollen that was discovered inside of his stomach.

Thanks to the charcoal that was found underneath his skin the team was also able to discern the fact that he had over 50 tribal tattoos running across his body.