Origin and Migration of the Alpine Iceman

• Published in: Science
• Main Authors: Mueller, Wolfgang, Fricke, Henry, Halliday, Alexander, McCulloch, Malcolm, Wartho, Jo-Anne
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Subjects: Keywords: Biodiversity; Biomarkers; Bone; Hydrology; Lead; Oxygen; Radioisotopes; Strontium; Intestines; Geology; argon; carbon dioxide; copper; ice; mica; radioisotope; adulthood; alpine tundra; anthropology; article; biogenesis; chi; Tundra
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/87970; https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1089837; https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/87970/5/C1_-_Mueller_et_al_-_Alpine_Ice_Man_-_Article.pdf.jpg; https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/87970/7/01_Mueller_Origin_and_Migration_of_the_2003.pdf.jpg

The Alpine Iceman provides a unique window into the Neolithic-Copper Age of Europe. We compared the radiogenic (strontium and lead) and stable (oxygen and carbon) isotope composition of the Iceman's teeth and bones, as well as40Ar/39Ar mica ages from his