Iceman by Brenda Fowler
'The scientist does not like to take words like "great moment" or other superlatives in his mouth, but in this case, even the dry scientist gets a little excited.' With these words, scientists in 1991 announced the unprecedented discovery of a well-preserved Stone Age man in an alpine glacier - a man who, incredibly, had been buried in ice for 5,000 years. This is the story of what happened when the most stunning archaeological find of the century dropped into the laps of a few Austrian scientists one September afternoon. ICEMAN takes us inside scientific investigations by the anthropologists, botanists, and archaeologists who saw in this lonely frozen figure the clues to longstanding questions about the world of 3,000 BC. It also dramatically chronicles their debates and ego trips and the unexpected twists in their research, including the claim that the Iceman was a fraud and the mystery of his missing penis. 'Fowler's book can produce tiny chills down your spine both because you admire the endurance of this accidental time traveller and because his interactions with others after such a long hiatus are so bizarre' Washington Post 'Fowler has produced work of unblemished thoroughness. She tells her story cleanly and with a good sense of order and pace... unexpectedly suspenseful... with the relish and rhythm of a good detective writer' Los Angeles Times
Brenda Fowler was born in Iowa in 1963. She holds a BA in Journalism and International Relations from the University of Wisconsin at Madisona and an MA in humanities from the University of Chicago. As a Vienna-based contributor to the New York Times, she covered Central Europe and the discovery of Oetzi the Iceman. Her work has also appeared in the New York Times Magazine and Lingua Franca. She lives in Chicago.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780330481779 |
| ISBN 10 | 0330481770 |
| Title | Iceman |
| Author | Brenda Fowler |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2002-06-07 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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