Title: Ancient ice mummies /
Authors: Dickson, J. H. 1937-
Publisher: History,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Ice mummies; Human remains (Archaeology)
Abstract: Rising high above the South American Continent, the Andes seem untouched by earthly struggles. But their pristine, ice-capped peaks are haunted by a dark secret: a deadly mountaintop ritual. These frozen bodies all children date to the time of the Inca, the great civilization that ruled the Andes 500 years ago.
Contents: Preface -- 1. Well-preserved bodies: mummies -- 2. Ötzi the Tyrolean iceman from 5200 years ago -- 3. Use of resources: clothing, equipment and firemaking -- 4. Use of resources: food, drink and medicine -- 5. Homeland, social role, last journey and death -- 6. Ancient people and their belongings from other European glaciers and ice patches -- 7. Ancient people and their belongings from North American glaciers and ice patches -- 8. The importance of ancient glacier mummies -- Epilogue.