New DNA analysis reveals Ötzi the Iceman had dark skin, was balding, and descended from Anatolian farmers
- Ötzi was a 5,300 year old mummy found preserved in ice in the Italian Alps.
- Genetic analysis shows Ötzi's ancestors migrated from Anatolia around 9,000 years ago.
- In contrast to earlier theories, Ötzi had dark skin and eyes and was balding.
- Ötzi belonged to an isolated Alpine community with little mixing with European hunter-gatherers.
- The new discoveries align Ötzi's appearance in death with how he likely looked in life.