Scientists have successfully replicated the ‘best approximation’ of the ancient man’s deep Stone Age voice. Using CT scans, they recreated the mummy’s vocal cords, throat and mouth, allowing them to digitally produce what may have been Ötzi’s vowel sounds. That way, the famous mummy  who hadn’t spoken a word after meeting a violent death 5,300 years ago, finally broke his silence.
“We can’t say we have reconstructed Ötzi’s original voice, because we miss some crucial information from the mummy” the lead researcher told .
“But with two measurements, the length of both the vocal tract and the vocal cords, we have been able to recreate a fairly reliable approximation of the mummy’s voice. This is a starting point for further research”, he added.
The work was showcased on  Wednesday during a major congress to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the mummy’s discovery in the Ötztal Alps in South Tyrol.
Ötzi was discovered by two hikers in 1991, and the past 25 years of analysis have provided researchers with a glimpse into what life was like around 3,300 BC, during the Chalcolithic, or Copper Age.