Ötzi (The Iceman)

Ötzi is the natural glacier‑preserved mummy of a man who lived in the Chalcolithic period, dated between 3350 and 3105 BC, discovered on 19 September 1991 in the Ötztal Alps on the Austria–Italy border. The discovery by hikers Erika and Helmut Simon initiated extensive archaeological and forensic study, including investigation of his cause of death, which is treated in the sources as a homicide case. The supplied materials frame Ötzi consistently as an object of scientific and historical inquiry rather than as a supernatural agent. Some popular media and internet compilations that collect 'allegedly cursed' archaeological discoveries occasionally list high‑profile finds like Ötzi; however, the excerpts provided do not document any concrete incidents (illnesses, deaths, apparitions, or other paranormal events) causally attributed to interaction with Ötzi or his artifacts. No origin story for a curse, no named curser, and no neutralization efforts (blessings, exorcisms, or containment) are present in the supplied sources. Ownership and custodial chain beyond the initial discovery are not detailed in the supplied excerpts. The primary notability established by the sources is archaeological: Ötzi provides an unprecedented window into Chalcolithic Europeans and is the subject of forensic study as an ancient homicide victim.