I hope I can clear up some confusion about the Ötzi man. I recently had to do a school project on Ötzi, and so know more about it than I would really like.
Firstly, the proper spelling is Ötzi, not Otzi (note the two dots on top), which is pronouced closer to “Oetzi”.
Secondly, about how Ötzi came to be missing his private parts.
This may sound dull compared to the story of being mauled by wild animals, but here it is:
He was discovered by a group of hikers, (NOT scientists) who thought at first that they had discovered a modern-day man who had died on the pass. As they didn’t think that it was a valuable scientific find, they didn’t spend much effort being careful, and so used a jackhammer to get him out of the ice. This is what wounded him in the groin. Whether it was intentional, noone knows. This can also explain how some semen managed to be up his anus. Think about it: Strong force–>things flying around–>small bits (which possible include his frozen semen) trapped in small hole. Whats the big deal?
A decent test of this would be to investigate the DNA in the semen, and whether it is the same as in his other cells.
If, on the other hand, they manage to discover that the DNA in the semen is different from his own, I will gladly acknowledge that he was gay.
Edward Barton