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23 July 21

Albert Zink interviewed in Advanced Science News

    Investigations on the Iceman and other mummies led by the Institute have been featured on Advanced Science News. An interview with Head of Institute Albert Zink tells how studying remains from the past can bring ancient stories to life.

    Read the full interview “Albert Zink: Mummies link us to the past”

    Credit: Eurac Research | Annelie Bortolotti

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    Albert Zink awarded Honorary Doctorate by the University of Szeged

    Albert Zink awarded Honorary Doctorate by the University of Szeged

    Albert Zink, Head of the Institute for Mummy Studies, was awarded the Honorary Doctorate by the University of Szeged. The award recognizes his long-standing collaboration with the Department of ...

    Nuestros Ancestros

    Nuestros Ancestros

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    Johan Reinhard visited the Institute for Mummy Studies

    Johan Reinhard visited the Institute for Mummy Studies

    On Monday, 17th June 2024 the American anthropologist and archaeologist Johan Reinhard held a lecture at the Institute for Mummy Studies.

    Finalmente visitabile la Marmotta del Lyskamm dal 14 giugno al Castello di Saint-Pierre

    Finalmente visitabile la Marmotta del Lyskamm dal 14 giugno al Castello di Saint-Pierre

    La mummia di marmotta del ghiacciaio del Lyskamm, la più antica mummia animale mai rinvenuta in Italia, dal 14 giugno ha una casa all’interno del Museo regionale di Scienze naturali Efisio Noussan nel ...

    Two studies show atherosclerosis has been with humans for much longer than assumed

    Two studies show atherosclerosis has been with humans for much longer than assumed

    CT scans and genetic analyses of ancient human remains indicate that atherosclerosis has been present in humans for thousands of years.

    Genetic Predisposition of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Ancient Human Remains

    Genetic Predisposition of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Ancient Human Remains

    Our researchers have published a new paper in the journal Annals of Global Health to enlighten the genetic burden of our ancestors for the not just modern disease atherosclerosis, with our PhD student ...

    Habilitation Frank Maixner

    Habilitation Frank Maixner

    Frank Maixner gained the “venia docendi in Microbiology”

    The Institute for Mummy Studies in Egypt for anthropological examinations

    The Institute for Mummy Studies in Egypt for anthropological examinations

    Our Bioarcheologist Alice Paladin was at Qubbet el-Hawa North, an archaeological site on the west bank of the Nile opposite Aswan in Egypt for doing anthropological examinations.

    Exhibition 'Mummies. Unwrapping the Past'

    Ancient Egypt has arrived in Bolzano

    02.09-08.10.2022

    Exhibition 'Mummies. Unwrapping the Past'

    Charity Concert of the Bavarian Classics

    Opening event of the World Congress on Mummy Studies

    04.09.2022

    Charity Concert of the Bavarian Classics

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