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*Slug:* otzi-iceman-dna-reanalysis-dark-skin-anatolian-ancestry-wang-2023
*Meta description:* Scientists resequenced the Iceman’s genome in 2023 and found darker skin, probable baldness, and 90% Anatolian farmer ancestry — revising what a contaminated 2012 analysis had concluded.
*Category:* DNA / Ancient Identity
*Thumbnail hook:* The museum reconstruction showed light skin and thick hair. The DNA said something different — and the mummy itself had been showing it all along.
*Tracking ID:* BM-CANDIDATE-079
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## Sources
**Wang, Ke et al. (2023). “High-coverage genome of the Tyrolean Iceman reveals unusually high Anatolian farmer ancestry.”** *Cell Genomics* 3(9): 100377. DOI: [10.1016/j.xgen.2023.100377](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xgen.2023.100377). Primary source for 2023 genomic findings; key data: 15.33× coverage, 0.5% contamination, ~90% Anatolian farmer ancestry, 170-SNP skin model, baldness alleles. PDF via Stephan Schiffels lab: [www.stephanschiffels.de/pdfs/Wang2023-dh.pdf](https://www.stephanschiffels.de/pdfs/Wang2023-dh.pdf)
**Keller, Andreas et al. (2012). “New insights into the Tyrolean Iceman’s origin and phenotype as inferred by whole-genome sequencing.”** *Nature Communications* 3: 698. DOI: [10.1038/ncomms1701](https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms1701). First mummy genome; 7.63× coverage, ~7.5% contamination, blood type O, brown eyes, cardiovascular risk, lactose intolerance.
**Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology / ScienceDaily press release (August 16, 2023).** [www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/08/230816114103.htm](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/08/230816114103.htm). Researcher quotes from Krause and Zink.
**Eurac Research press release (August 16, 2023).** [www.iceman.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/DNA_Oetzi_PR_SMA_16.08.2023.pdf](https://www.iceman.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/DNA_Oetzi_PR_SMA_16.08.2023.pdf). Vallazza quote on the museum reconstruction.