X-Message-Number: 3171 Date: Wed, 21 Sep 1994 14:16:09 -0400 (EDT) From: Subject: SCI.CRYONICS Ice Man Date sent: 21-SEP-1994 14:15:06 > >Message-ID: <2h6p9d$> >NNTP-Posting-Host: buphy.bu.edu >Keywords: cryogenics > >I recently heard about the prehistoric man they found frozen in ice. From the >pictures I saw he looked quite mumified. Can someone give me an idea of what >sort of condition he was in? Was the body dehydrated? I'm curious about the >time scales that on which such a frozen body would decay. What changes would a > >body go through in 100 years, 500 years, 1000 years, ect.? How would melting >and refreezing affect things? Speculation is acceptable though some emperical >results would be useful. This is for research for a book. > > >-- > > Nicholas Angelo Gross > Boston University, Physics Dept. > 590 Commonwealth Ave. > Boston MA, 02215 > (617)353-4659 > >. Jan (John) Coetzee Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=3171