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The Iceman as a Burial
Frayer, David W. Vanzetti, A. Vidale, M. Gallinaro, M. Bondioli, Luca
Frayer, David W.
Vanzetti, A.
Vidale, M.
Gallinaro, M.
Bondioli, Luca
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Since his discovery in 1991 the iceman has been widely seen as meeting a dramatic end – mortally wounded by an arrow shot while attempting to flee through an Alpine pass. A careful study of all the located grave goods, here planned comprehensively for the first time, points strongly towards the scene as one of a ceremonial burial, subsequently dispersed by thawing and gravity. The whole assemblage thus takes on another aspect – not a casual tragedy but a mortuary statement of its day.
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2010-09
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Antiquity Publications
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Alpine region, Copper age, Iceman, Formation process, Burial rite
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2010b The Iceman as a Burial. (with A. Vanzetti, M. Vidale, M. Gallinaro, and L. Bondioli). Antiquity 84: 681-692.