September
05
/ 2020
DNA is especially important now in understanding our ancestors and the past. However, there is a problem in that it can often be difficult to analyze and preserve. The discovery of a mummified chamois, a goat like animal that is indigenous to mountainous areas of Europe, is now helping experts to evaluate DNA without damaging it irretrievably. This research can aid in the development of new conservation techniques for similar mummified remains. This means the frozen goat may be useful when it comes to understanding famous ice mummies. The mummified chamois was found in the Val Aurina, South Tyrol, in the Italian Alps by some mountaineers. Experts from Eurac went to the site and one of them, Hermann Oberlechner, an
