The iceman cometh
Those of you who follow science news are probably familiar with Ötzi the Iceman, a mummy from 3300 B.C. that was discovered sticking out of a glacier in the Italian Alps back in 1991.
His discovery and the subsequent research on him was quite informative, as he has tattoos, an arrowhead lodged in his shoulder, and they could even tell what he had eaten shortly before his death. He’s Europe’s oldest mummy (so far) and is a virtual fountain of knowledge about how people in what we call the Copper Age lived.
Anyways, if you’re looking to pass some time, there’s an incredible internet exhibit you need to check out called the Iceman Photoscan:
The Iceman Photo Scan is an innovative project which records the complete photographic documentation of the body of the Iceman mummy.
Thanks to 12 differing angle-shots it is possible to see the whole body of the mummy.
The intuitive zoom function enables a high-resolution navigation, from a total body image down to millimetric detail.
The image at any enlargement guarantees both a perfect view and accurate colour reproduction
The detail of this photography is truly breathtaking in the amount of detail. I was able to actually zoom in on the Iceman’s front tooth with the kind of detail I wouldn’t see had I been in front of him shoving my eyeball into his mouth. If you happen to have a pair of red/blue 3-D glasses lying around, there’s even a 3-D exhibit to check out on there, too. Cool stuff.
Have a great weekend.
