Obeležje v bližini najdišča Ötzija
Elevation: 3210 m / 10531 ft
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The memorial near the Ötzi discovery site is located about 70 m from the spot where German hikers Helmut and Erika Simon officially discovered the natural mummy of a Copper Age man in September 1991, bearing the geographically inspired modern nickname "Ötzi" (also "man from Tisenjoch" or less aptly "Similaun man").
Thanks to the favorable preservation conditions in the glacial world below the northeastern ridge of Fineilspitze, the body—currently on display in the archaeological museum in Bolzano, Italy—has been the subject of numerous analyses, speculations, and conspiracy theories since its discovery.
Despite his prehistoric life still stirring debate after years of research, we know more about him than any other person from his time: we have studied his eating habits and diagnosed his medical condition; the numerous arrows in his body indicate he likely died as a murder victim; and the items he left behind testify to the daily life of Alpine inhabitants in the late 4th millennium BCE.
The inscriptions on the memorial are multilingual, suggesting an idea of symbolic reconciliation on the edge of the long-standing Italian-Austrian dispute over ownership of the famous mummy.
To the monument, located below the Fineilspitze massif and Hauslabjoch pass (3,283 m), two marked and not overly demanding routes lead from Austria, making it a popular excursion point with fine views towards part of the Schnalskamm group in the Ötztal Alps, deep into the Vernagt valley in South Tyrol, and towards the high peaks of the western Eastern Alps.
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