Bodies from the Ice

Written by James M. Deem

Discover a 5,300-year-old mystery frozen in ice.

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58 pages· 1180L

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In 1991, climbers on the Italian-Austrian border stumbled upon a body in the melting glacier. Initially thought to be from the 1800s, radiocarbon dating revealed it was 5,300 years old. Named Ötzi, this ancient iceman challenges our understanding of history. What secrets does he hold, and what can glaciers reveal about our past? Embark on a chilling journey through time as the ice unveils its mysteries.

From the publisher

A 2009 Sibert Honor Book In 1991, mountain climbers on the Niederjoch Glacier on the Italian-Austrian border came across something unexpected: a body. It had been a very warm summer, and five bodies had already turned up in the area. But something here was different. The materials found with the body suggested it might be very old, perhaps from the 1800s. But radiocarbon dating proved the iceman was 5,300 years older, from the Copper Age. He was named Ötzi and he is the oldest human mummy preserved in ice ever found. In this Sibert Honor Book, James M. Deem takes us on a captivating and creepy journey to learn about glaciers, hulking masses of moving ice that are now offering up many secrets of the past.