Since his discovery in 1991 the iceman has been widely seen as meeting a dramatic end-mortally wounded by an arrow shot while attempting to flee through an Alpine pass. A careful study of all the located grave goods, here planned comprehensively for the first time, points strongly towards the scene as one of a ceremonial burial, subsequently dispersed by thawing and gravity. The whole assemblage thus takes on another aspect - not a casual tragedy but a mortuary statement of its day.
The iceman as a burial / Vanzetti, Alessandro; M., Vidale; Gallinaro, Marina; D. W., Frayer; L., Bondioli. - In: ANTIQUITY. - ISSN 0003-598X. - STAMPA. - 84:325(2010), pp. 681-692.
The iceman as a burial
VANZETTI, Alessandro;GALLINARO, Marina;
2010
Abstract
Since his discovery in 1991 the iceman has been widely seen as meeting a dramatic end-mortally wounded by an arrow shot while attempting to flee through an Alpine pass. A careful study of all the located grave goods, here planned comprehensively for the first time, points strongly towards the scene as one of a ceremonial burial, subsequently dispersed by thawing and gravity. The whole assemblage thus takes on another aspect - not a casual tragedy but a mortuary statement of its day.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
