Old and exhausted with an arrowhead lodged in his shoulder - this is how the Iceman met his
death 5 300 years ago. Since the discovery of the glacier mummy a window has been opened on
this unexplored often misunderstood period of history: Ötzi expert Angelika Fleckinger
summarises what experts from a variety of disciplines have painstakingly unearthed about Ötzi's
life and death in research lasting many years. Superbly detailed close-ups and impressive
general views including colour pictures of the Iceman's equipment and clothing bring to life
one of the most sensational archaeological finds to date. Everything you wanted to know about
the Iceman in authoritative compact and vivid descriptions.
