Large format, lots of illustrations. Published shortly after the body was found and long before the arrow was found; the author goes with the froze-to-death hypothesis which was popular at that time. Good description of the initial discovery and the progress to the realization that the iceman was a vital archaeological find. Apparently the iceman had started to develop a fungus because at first he was not refrigerated at all. He had to be defungused before he was refrigerated. The book also covers the likely culture in which he lived, the many items with which he was found, and provides a brief and certainly incorrect reconstruction of his final days. The photographs of the body, the equipment that was found nearby, and the discovery and extraction are very good. The artist's reconstructions are middling, but really not bad. ( )

Good informational book regarding a recently found mummified body found in the frozen ground that dates back 5,300 years ago. Graphical pictures. Might use for children grades 3-5. ( )

Tayna- 4/1-returned