The Iceman in Bolzano

Over 5000 years ago, a man climbed up to the icy heights of the Schnalstal glacier and died. He was found by accident by a couple of German tourists 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.