Long-distance connections in the Copper Age: New evidence from the Alpine Iceman's copper axe.

25 years after the discovery in the Ötztal Italian Alps, the 5,300-year-old mummy keeps providing key information on human biological and medical conditions, aspects of everyday life and societal organization in the Copper Age. The hand axe found with the body of the Alpine Iceman is one of the rare...

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Main Authors: Gilberto Artioli, Ivana Angelini, Günther Kaufmann, Caterina Canovaro, Gregorio Dal Sasso, Igor Maria Villa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5497943?pdf=render