The Ice Mummy

Mysteries of Science by Fun Kids

May 22, 202619:46Kids & family

Two hikers stumble upon something in the ice: a mummy. Called, Ötzi, over the next few days, the mummy's extracted and examined by experts. It turns out to be 5,000 years old. Who was this person? How did they get t...

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