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Under the subheading "Arrowhead and blood analyses", remove the second had in the sentence, "One of the cuts, to the base of his thumb, reached down to the bone but had had no time to heal before his death." Jemangecul (talk) 04:29, 8 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Jamedeus (talk) 05:34, 8 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Adipocere

A picture of the Ötzi replica is shown at Adipocere. Can you confirm that this is the process that happened to the corpse? Can you discuss the post-death chemical changes leading to conservation? -- Error (talk) 21:23, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]