The Man in the Ice Author:Konrad Spindler In 1991 the world was electrified by the chance discovery of a perfectly preserved corpse in the Otztaler Alps on the Austrian border, a body that turned out to be that of a Neolithic hunter who died some 5,300 years ago. — Now Dr. Konrad Spindler, the leader of the international team of scientists investigating the body, reveals the results of t... more »heir work in what is a mesmerizing archaeological detective story. The "Iceman's" clothing and possessions, also miraculously preserved, provide fascinating clues to the nature of daily life in the late Ltone Age, while the body itself proved to be a treasure-trove of information.
With authority and skill, Konrad Spindler guides us through the labyrinths and by-ways of forensic science to provide the fullest picture yet of Neolithic man, our ancestor -- and to tell the gripping story of how the 'Iceman' came to be in such an inhospitable and dangerous Alpine region, far from any human settlement, and how he came to die there.« less