Overview
Volume 4 of the series The Man in the Ice contains the newest results of the scientific research groups working on the Iceman during the last years. By means of different methods - AMS-radiocarbon dating, bryology, dendrology, analysis of diatoms, macroremains and pollen - the reader gets information about several aspects of the Iceman's lifestyle and environment as well as the vegetation and climate of the Otztal region. Investigations of the artefacts give insight into prehistoric craftsmenship. By several different approaches the potential location of his settlement is reconstructed. The good preservation of the pollen in his food residue allowed even a reconstruction of the season when the Iceman died. Willow leaves contained the information about the CO2 in the air the Iceman breathed. Detailed pollenanalyses of mire deposits in the alpine region of the Otztal gave insight into the genesis of the alpine grass heath and early pastoral farming of a time long before the Iceman lived. Radiocarbondating of organic matter from the Iceman's finding spot detected a piece of wood from the Early Neolithic that demonstrates the early interest of prehistoric people in these highland zones. These are only some of the new results in this book. A perspective of future research activities is given.Volume 4 of the series The Man in the Ice contains the latest scientific results about the Iceman. By means of different methods - e.g. AMS-radiocarbon dating, bryology, dendrology, etc. - the reader gets information about several aspects of the Icemans lifestyle and his natural environment. His artefacts give insight into prehistoric craftsmenship. Even the potential location of his settlement is reconstructed by several different approaches. The good preservation of the pollen in his food residue allowed to identify the season when the Iceman died. Detailed pollenanalyses of mire deposits in the alpine region of the Otztal gave insight into the genesis of the alpine grass heath and early pastoral farming of a time long before the Iceman lived. Radiocarbondating of a piece of wood from the Icemans finding spot demonstrates the early interest of prehistoric people in these highland zones. But also perspectives of future research activities are given.
Full Product Details
Author: Sigmar Bortemschlager ,
Klaus Oeggl
Publisher: Springer Verlag GmbH
Imprint: Springer Verlag GmbH
Volume: v.4
Dimensions:
Width: 21.30cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 23.00cm
Weight: 0.920kg
ISBN: 9783211826607
ISBN 10: 3211826602
Pages: 246
Publication Date: July 2000
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
???... a very valuable contribution ... The book is a very high-quality production, commensurate with the scientific importance of the subject. The quality of the photographs, many in colour, is excellent ...??? The Holocene 4/2001, 11/507-510
... a very valuable contribution ... The book is a very high-quality production, commensurate with the scientific importance of the subject. The quality of the photographs, many in colour, is excellent ... The Holocene 4/2001, 11/507-510
