In 1991, hikers found a frozen body in the Alps: Decades later, scientists confirmed it belonged to a man murdered 5,300 years ago |
This bracelet-like tattoo adorns the wrist of the 5,300-year-old Iceman. Image Credit: Smithsonian Institution When German hikers Helmut and Erika Simon stumbled upon a body protruding from melting ice in the Alps in September 1991, they assumed they had discovered the remains of an unfortunate mountaineer.In reality, they had found one of the most significant…