Mummies
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King Tut was great, but the ancient Egyptians didn't have a monopoly
on preserving bodies. In Nova's boxed set Ice Mummies, we see
three very different stories: Return of the Iceman, which recounts the
study of a 5,000-year-old man found in the Italian Alps; Frozen in Heaven,
a look at the evidence for Inca human sacrifice, which is so well preserved in
the Peruvian Andes; and Siberian Ice Maiden, a tale of the clash between
scientists and natives for the rights to a 2,400-year-old woman's body. Each
film is haunting in its own way, yet provides an engrossing look into the nature
of archaeological study; finds of such antiquity are rare, but perfectly
preserved bodies are truly few and far between. There's much to learn from these
frozen ambassadors from distant times, but we must remember to honor them with
the same respect we would show anyone else. --Rob Lightner
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