Bizarre Archaeological Finds That Still Baffle Scientists Today

Otzi the Ice Man

Otzi was found frozen into a glacier in the mountains of Austria in 1991. He is the oldest preserved humanoid ever discovered, and the fact that his body is intact is a borderline miracle. His blood was even well preserved enough to study, which is unheard of in specimens that are just 100 years old. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.