The Iceman and his Natural Environment

Radiocarbon dating of equipment from the Iceman.- The Iceman's environment.- The amount of CO2 in the air breathed by the Iceman.- Dendrological analyses of artefacts and other remains.- The bow of thelyrolean Iceman: A dendrological investigation by computed tomography.- Analysis of the bast used by the Iceman as binding material.- Bryology and the Iceman: Chorology, Ecology and Ethnobotany of the Mosses Neckera complanata Hedw. and N. crispa Hedw..- The diet of the Iceman.- Diatoms from the colon of the Iceman..- Parasitological examination of the Iceman.- Vivianite from the Iceman of the Tisenjoch (Tyrol, Austria): Mineralogical-chemical data.- Ethnomycological remarks on the Iceman's fungi.- Contribution to insect remains from the accompanying equipment of the Iceman.- Compilation of DNA sequences from the Iceman's grass clothing.- Epilogue: The search for explanations and future Developments.

"... a very valuable contribution ... The book is a very high-quality production, commensurate with the scientific importance of the subject. The quality of the photographs, many in colour, is excellent ..." The Holocene 4/2001, 11/507-510

"... a very valuable contribution ... The book is a very high-quality production, commensurate with the scientific importance of the subject. The quality of the photographs, many in colour, is excellent ...” The Holocene 4/2001, 11/507-510