DNA analysis reveals insights into Ötzi the Iceman's mountain neighbors

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Ötzi the Iceman isn't the only ancient individual whose DNA is giving us insights into the past. So too are those of his neighbors. A new analysis of the genomes of 47 people who lived in the Austrian Tyrol between 6400 and 1300 B.C. shows their ancestry differed markedly from Ötzi's.