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The Iceman
Over 5000 years ago, a man climbed up to the icy heights of the Schnalstal glacier and died. He was found by accident in 1991, with his clothes and equipment, mummified and frozen: an archaeological sensation and a unique snapshot of a Copper Age man.
For several years highly specialised research teams examined the mummy and the articles found with it. They have been on exhibit since March 1998 at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology.
The Museum
The collection on exhibit at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology is structured chronologically and documents the entire history of South Tyrol from the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Age (15,000 BC) to the Carolingian period (around 800 AD).
Set off against the wider historical background, the Iceman along with the associated finds form the exhibit's core.
Models, reconstructions, stereoscopic pictures, videos and interactive multimedia stations allow the visitor to gain insight into the ancient past of the southern Alpine region in a way that is, at the same time, highly informative and entertaining.
South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology
Via Museo /Museumstraße 43
I- 39100 Bolzano/Bozen
Tel. +39 0471 320100
Fax +39 0471 320122
e-mail: museum@iceman.it
www.iceman.it
Over 5000 years ago, a man climbed up to the icy heights of the Schnalstal glacier and died. He was found by accident in 1991, with his clothes and equipment, mummified and frozen: an archaeological sensation and a unique snapshot of a Copper Age man.
For several years highly specialised research teams examined the mummy and the articles found with it. They have been on exhibit since March 1998 at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology.
The Museum
The collection on exhibit at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology is structured chronologically and documents the entire history of South Tyrol from the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Age (15,000 BC) to the Carolingian period (around 800 AD).
Set off against the wider historical background, the Iceman along with the associated finds form the exhibit's core.
Models, reconstructions, stereoscopic pictures, videos and interactive multimedia stations allow the visitor to gain insight into the ancient past of the southern Alpine region in a way that is, at the same time, highly informative and entertaining.
South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology
Via Museo /Museumstraße 43
I- 39100 Bolzano/Bozen
Tel. +39 0471 320100
Fax +39 0471 320122
e-mail: museum@iceman.it
www.iceman.it
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