The Coldest Cold Case

from The Show About Science · host Brenda Fowler, Jason Paris

In 1991, hikers in the Alps spotted what looked like a doll frozen in the ice. It wasn’t a toy. It was a body. What police thought was a recent accident turns out to be something far stranger.In this episode, Nate talks with author and journalist Brenda Fowler about the discovery of Ötzi the Iceman and the science that helped unravel his story. What can one frozen body teach us about early human civilization? Much more than you’d think.Brenda is the author of Iceman Uncovering the Life and Times of a Prehistoric Man Found in an Alpine Glacier. Connect with The Show About Science:Website: https://theshowaboutscience.com/Instagram: @showaboutscienceFacebook: @theshowaboutscienceYouTube:The Show About ScienceTwitter: @natepodcastsLinkedIn: The Show About ScienceThreads: showaboutscience Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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A frozen corpse. A melting glacier. A 5,000-year-old crime scene. Nate talks with Brenda Fowler about Ötzi the Iceman and how modern science helped uncover the life, death and secrets of one of history’s most famous archaeological discoveries.

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