where was the iceman found in 1991
5,300 year old Iceman discovered in Austrian Alps, 1991. In 1991, a 5,300 year old Neolithic man was discovered by hikers during the summer snowmelt in the Austrian Alps.The iceman's body was remarkably intact as were his bow and arrows, dagger, copper axe and other tools, as well as his clothing including a hide coat, grass cloak, leggings, loin cloth and shoes.A complex drama followed in how to manage Otzi, the ice mummy.he iceman's body was remarkably intact as were his bow and arrows, dagger, copper axe and other tools, as well as his clothing including a hide coat, grass cloak, leggings, loin cloth and shoes. A complex drama followed in how to manage Otzi, the ice mummy.