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MUFONET-BBS NETWORK - MUTUAL UFO NETWORK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS - WIRE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ кФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФП Г=START= XMT: 14:35 Wed Sep 25 EXP: 15:00 Thu Sep 26 Г Г Г ГEUROPEAN SCIENTISTS BEGIN UNRAVELLING BRONZE AGE GLACIER MANГ ГRIDDLE Г Г Г ГVIENNA (SEPT. 25) DPA - A top scientist said Wednesday it Г Гcould take months to unravel the mysteries surrounding what Г Гexperts regard as a unique corpse discovery high in an Г ГAustrian glacier Monday. Г Г Г ГThe well-preserved Bronze Age corpse produced a number of Г Гfascinating questions for archaeologists and scientists, Г Гsaid Professor Konrad Spindler of the Institute for Pre- Г ГHistory and Early history at Innsbruck University. Г Г Г ГThe mummified corpse, thought to be about 4,000 years old, Г Гwas found in ice of the Similaun glacier, 3,200 metres aboveГ Гsea level on the border between Austria and Italy. Г ГScientists have named it Similaun Man, after the discovery Г Гarea. Г Г Г ГExperts can roughly determine the body's age by its hay- Г Гlined leather clothes, the flint and tinder carried in a Г Гleather sack and a wooden-handled arrowhead which acted as aГ Гdagger. Г Г Г ГExperts were descending on the site Wednesday to find out Г Гmore details about the body, believed that of a man aged Г Гbetween 20 and 40, about one metre 60 tall, with well-worn Г Гteeth. Г Г Г ГThe cause of ''Similaun Man's'' death is as yet unknown, Г Гthough scientists suspect he may have been a murder victim, Г Гas he has signs of injury to his back and head. What remainsГ Гa complete mystery is how he came to be in the glacier. Г Г Г ГScientists are to examine the contents of the body's stomachГ Гand also-tattoo-like marks on its back, thought to designateГ Гthe man's tribe. Г Г Г ГThe Bronze Age is generally agreed to have lasted from the Г Гend of the third to the beginning of the first millenium Г Гbefore Christ. The use of bronze was seen as a great leap Г Гforward, being harder than copper, but easier to melt. Г Г Г ГIt could be used to make weapons such as axes and daggers, Г Гand be crafted into jewellery, with arm and leg bangles Г Гextremely popular. Г Г Г ГPeople during the early Bronze Age period were ''simply Г Гnormal agricultural and cattle farmers,'' said Rainer Michl Г Гfrom Hamburg University's Archaelogical Institute. The Г Гglacier man is to their knowledge the best-preserved exampleГ Гof a person living in that era. Г Г Г Г=END= Г УФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФД Г Г Г=START= XMT: 12:50 Wed Sep 25 EXP: 13:00 Thu Sep 26 Г Г Г ГAUSTRIAN SCIENTISTS ELATED ABOUT 4,000-YEAR-OLD CORPSE Г Г Г ГVIENNA (SEPT. 25) UPI - Austrian scientists, joined by Г Гcolleagues from all over the world, said Wednesday a 4,000- Г Гyear-old corpse freed from glacier ice last week is probablyГ Гthe most important anthropological find since the discovery Г Гof Neanderthal man. Г Г Г Г''Until now it is the only body from this period. It is as Г Гimportant as the discovery of early homo sapiens and Г ГNeanderthal man,'' Professor Konrad Spindler of the Г ГInnsbruck University said Wednesday. Г Г Г ГThe frozen body was discovered Sept. 19 in the ice of the Г ГSimilaun Glacier on the border of Austria and Italy nearly Г Гtwo miles above sea level by a German mountaineer. Г ГScientists at the university have since dated the body as Г Гcoming from the south middle European early Bronze Age, Г Гabout 2,000 B.C. Г Г Г Г''There has never before been a body found in glacier ice inГ Гsuch good condition and with such equipment, let alone one Г Г4,000 years old,'' Spindler said. Г Г Г ГAlthough the sex of the corpse had not been determined, Г ГSpindler said he believes it is the body of a man aged Г Гbetween 20 and 40 years. He said the teeth, worn down by Г Гchewing, were typical of the period. Г Г Г ГFrom the type of garments and equipment found with the body,Г Гscientists say all indications are that the person came fromГ Гa well- developed society. It was dressed in a leather and Г Гfelt-type garment, sewn together by a skilled craftsman. Г Г Г ГThe body wore boots of leather and fur and strapped as Г ГEskimos today fasten their footwear, according to to one Г Гofficial who saw it shortly after it was found. Both the Г Гgarment and boots were stuffed with hay for insulation. Г Г Г ГAdorning the body was threaded stone jewelry and belt with aГ Гpouch containing flint and other stones for lighting fires. Г ГThe body was accompanied by a bronze ax that Schindler has Г Гdiscribed as unmistakably from the early bronze age, a knifeГ Гwith a stone blade and remains of what is thought to be a Г Гbow. Г Г Г ГInjuries to the back of the head were easly visible, but Г Гtheir cause had not been established. Other wounds on the Г Гhips apepared to be bites from wild animals - probably Г Гeither foxes or birds of prey, Spindler said. He said these Г Гwounds could have occurred years after death. Г Г Г ГExamination both of the body and the site was continuing, Г Гand the find is said by university officials not only to be Г Гimportant for the study of human evolution but also should Г Гreveal important data on changes in glacier ice. Г Г Г Г=END= Г