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The provincial government of Bolzano in northern Italy, where Oetzi is a star tourist attraction, says it is considering its response.
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The 5, 300-year-old mummy known as Oetzi, which is the star attraction at the museum in Bolzano, northern Italy, draws some 300, 000 visitors each year.
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The unidentified woman who bought the item at the sale in the northern city of Bolzano said simply that she was satisfied with her purchase.
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But while Oetzi was feted by the provincial government in Bolzano, who built a special museum for him, the Simons felt they were unfairly treated.
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In Bolzano, Italy, the EURAC-Institute for Mummies and the Iceman was recently created to investigate ancient DNA in mummies as well as the famous Iceman, found in the Alps in 1991.
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Set amidst a throng of other products, including Lladro sculptures, Bolzano handbags and Bora Bora getaways, the BlackBerry Pearl went home with 30 Rock's Tina Fey, Dreamgirls' Jennifer Hudson and Medium's Patricia Arquette, among others.
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