The Iceman's last days - the testimony of Ostrya carpinifolia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3290734 |
|---|---|
| Authors | W Groenman-Van Waateringe (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 328 |
| Pages | 434-440 |
| Publication date | 2011-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00067855 |
| OpenAlex | W2287258671 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
The demise of the Iceman is archaeology's current long-running detective story, in which the time and mode of death have yet to be agreed. Recent discussion in these pages favoured a ceremonial burial on the mountain, following his death and the conservation of the corpse in the home village. In a new forensic contribution, the author shows that, in addition to his other woes, the Iceman might have been taking medicine in the form of bark. This in turn implies that his final adventure might have taken place at anytime between spring and autumn, leaving the burial hypothesis without constraint
Adventure · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art history · Demise · Genealogy · Political science · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Law · Paleopathology and ancient diseases · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |