The New 1.7 Million Cooling Chamber to Protect Ötzi, the 5,300-Year-Old Mummy Found in the Alps

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The Ötzi mummy, the famous ice man of more than 5,300 years, will have a new cooling chamber at the Museo Arqueológico del Alto Adige, in Bolzano, after the current system has been out of date after 25 years in operation. The renovation will cost 1.7 million euros and seeks to improve both the conservation of the mummy and the energy efficiency of the installations. The Italian authorities consider that the old system no longer meets the current…