This is the official site of the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology. This museum displays the remains and equipment of ‘Otzi the iceman’. The ancient neolithic hunter's remains were discovered in a glacier in 1991. This site provides an excellent body of research students can use to examine details of the amazing discovery and the evidence about his mysterious death. It examines how anthropologists and scientists have used his remains and artefacts to build a better understanding of life in that region 5,300 years ago. The site is easy to navigate and provides material in different formats that students can use to research this ancient figure.
Structure and features
'The Iceman' resource provides:
- a thorough collection of evidence-based information about this significant historical figure
- an interface that categorises information into easy to follow links
- a variety of media and high-resolution images
- writing that is understandable to students.
For teachers
This valuable website that has most of the essential information and media needed to deliver a unit examining an ancient figure. The mystery and misguided initial theories on the cause of Otzi’s death is an entry point into student inquiry and the reliability of evidence. Resources are well categorised with a great level of detail. Teachers can direct and link students to support learning on this topic. With other online resources such as videos, this site is a valuable learning tool. There is limited education or student support material within the site but the nature of the website allows information to be easily understood and accessed.
