'The Glacier Mummy. Discovering the Copper Age with Ötzi' is packed with visual impressions and precise information.Around 400 superb colour photographs with short, clear descriptions supply the answers to a variety of interesting questions. How exactly was Ötzi discovered and how was his body extracted from the ice? What do the high-tech machines, which preserve and watch over Ötzi round the clock, actually look like? Why has Ötzi become the most closely examined patient of all time? How accurate and deadly were his weapons? What is so unique about the Iceman?These and many more questions are answered in this young person's guide to the sensational archaeological discovery which has provided an opportunity to peer into the world as it was over 5,000 years ago, and attracted countless visitors from all over the world to the South Tyrol.
