Further Information
Further Information
Ötzi, alternative spelling Oetzi
(pronounced to rhyme with tootsie)
- Iceman Museums in Northern Italy
South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology. In Bolzano (Bozen), this is the museum in which the Iceman can be seen, as can his clothes and gear.
Email - museo@iceman.it
or check their website at - www.archaeologiemuseum.it
ArcheoParc Schnals - Iceman's World. At Madonna di Senales (Unser Frau) in Schnalstal, this indoor and outdoor museum deals with the Iceman's environment.
Email - info@archeoparc.schnals.org
or check their website at - www.archeoparc.schnals.org
At the two museums given above there are books for all ages as well as souvenirs of many types concerning the Iceman.
- Iceman Muesums in Austria
Ötzi Village
At Umhausen in Ötzal, there is an open-air museum meant to illustrate "life, living and the industries of the Neolithic Age during Ötzi's time".
E-mail - office@oetzi-dorf.com or check their website at www.oetzi-dorf.com
- Books
There are several books about the Iceman.
Perhaps the most famous being The Man in the Ice by Konrad Spindler, first published in 1993.
Another well-known book is Iceman by Brenda Fowler, first published 2000.
Fleckinger, A. and Steiner, H. 1999. The Fascination of the Neolithic Age The Iceman. South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology.
For children, there is Getz, D. 1994. Frozen Man, Henry Holt Publishers.
- Principal Archaeological/Scientific Volumes
Published by the University of Innsbruck and Springer Verlag, of the following four the first two are in German and Italian with summaries in German, Italian, English and French and the second two are in English with summaries in German, Italian, English and French.
HÖpfel, F., Platzer, W. & Spindler, K. (editors) Der Mann im Eis Band 1. 1992. Eigenverlag der Univerität Innsbruck.
Spindler, K. et al. 1995. Neue Funde und Ergebnisse Der Mann im Eis Band 2. Springer Verlag.
Spindler, K. et al. 1996. Human Mummies A Global Survey of their Status and the Techniques of Conservation. The Man in the Ice Volume 3. Springer Verlag.
Bortenschlager, S. and Oeggl, K. (editors) 2000. The Iceman and His Natural Environment. Palaeobotanical Results. The Man in the Ice Volume 4. Springer Verlag.
- Journals
Egg, M. et al. 1993. Die Gletchermumie vom Ende der Steinzeit aus den Ötztaler Alpen. Jahrbuch des RÖmischen-Germanischen Zentralmuseums 39, 1-128.
1999. Die Gletschermumie aus der Kuperzeit. Schriften des Südtiroler Archäologiemuseums 1, 1-109
2003 Schriften des Südtiroler Archäologiemuseums 2 This includes papers presented at the Tenth Anniversary Conference held in September 2001.
Dickson, J.H., Oeggl, K. & Handley, L.L. 2003. The Iceman Reconsidered. Scientifican American May 2003, Vol. 288 Issue 5, p70-80. Updated in 2005.