The Coldest Cold Case
From The Show About Science by Nate | The Company Making Podcasts
February 10, 2026 · 24 min · Episode 112
About this episode
Nate discusses the life and secrets of Ötzi the Iceman with Brenda Fowler.
A frozen corpse. A melting glacier. A 5,000-year-old crime scene. Nate talks with Brenda Fowler about Ötzi the Iceman and how modern science helped uncover the life, death and secrets of one of history’s most famous archaeological discoveries.
People in this episode
Host: Nate
Guest: Brenda Fowler
Topics covered
- archaeology
- crime scene
- glacier
- history
- science
Keywords
- Ötzi the Iceman
- archaeological discoveries
- frozen corpse
- melting glacier
- modern science
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Ötzi the Iceman
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