
World news in brief: Palaeolithic cooking practices, an Etrsucan temple, and re-examining Ötzi
A glance at some of the latest exciting archaeological stories from across the globe.

A glance at some of the latest exciting archaeological stories from across the globe.

On 19 September 1991, two hikers made an alarming discovery high in the Alps. Travelling off the beaten track, they saw a human corpse in a gulley, and imagined they had stumbled across an ill-fated mountaineer. Instead, this was just the latest twist in an extraordinary murder mystery. Investigators soon realised that the victim had met his fate in prehistory. Now, over three decades on, the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology is showcasing the vivid light shed on Copper Age life thanks to the study of this man and his possessions. Richard Hodges reports.