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Iceman to get Igloo

Submitted by vicky on Tuesday, 02 December 2003  Page Views: 855

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The Stone Age iceman known as Oetzi has been given a new home - a refrigerated igloo in Italy, which experts believe will prevent him from losing mass. The world's oldest and best-preserved mummy, believed to be 5,300 years old, was discovered in 1991 by two German tourists after they strayed from the regular path on a hiking trip up the Italian Alps.

Since then, Oetzi had been kept in a refrigerated cell in the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Bolzano - where his new display room has also been built.

Oetzi's new home is a refrigerated igloo covered with dozens of iced tiles. Visitors will be able to take a peek at him through a porthole.

Experts hope the new location will prevent Oetzi from shedding weight. The mummy, which currently weighs just over 14kg, had been losing five grams per day. Experts hope the new location will cause the mummified remains to drop just six grams per month.

Oetzi, who is also known as Frozen Fritz, has been at the centre of a bizarre legal row, with its finders claiming a large amount of money for what is considered one of archaeology's greatest discoveries.

Source: Ananova 02/12/2003

The story of new discoveries about the Iceman's death can be seen on the Discovery Channel this weekend. See here for details.
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Frozen Fritz (Oetzi) by Anonymous on Friday, 13 February 2004
Frozen Fritz (Oetzi)


The Stone Age ice man known as Oetzi (Fritz) was a frozen caveman found on the

border of Austria and Italy. He was discovered by the Simons couple when they went on

their normal hiking route. The couple says they want a finders fee of $120,000 dollars,

but no one has paid yet.

The main concern is whether Fritz belongs to Austria or Italy. After looking at the

map, both sides concluded the find was made in Austria. Fritz is being kept at a museum

built to display Fritz’s remains. The iceman draws about 150,000 tourists and $4.9

million annually to Bolzano.

The mummy, which weighs just over 14kg, has been losing five grams per day, since

the day he arrived. Experts hope a new location will cause the mummified remains to

only drop six grams per month.

Oetzi is the world’s oldest and best-preserved mummy, believed to be 5,300 years old.

Experts are trying to determine how Oetzi died. Some experts believe Oetzi was in a

boundary dispute with several individuals and that the Copper Age male received his first

wound as early as 48 hours before his death. According to some experts, the iceman shot

two different people with his arrow. Each time managing to retrieve the arrow from his

victim. The success was short lived, since he missed his last target and was shot in his left

shoulder, and left to die.







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