NOVA Season 26 Episode 8 Synopsis

Cutting-edge science and archaeology are reconstructing the life and culture of The Iceman-the 5000-year-old frozen inactive person found buried in the ice of the Alps. By analyzing every inch of the Iceman's body and the tools and equipment found with it, scientists are piecing together the most complete picture yet of the late Stone Age in this part of Europe. X-ray, CAT scan, and microscopic analysis of this spectacular find is revealing where the iceman lived, what he ate, and how he may have died; nuclear physics reveals that the Iceman's hair was contaminated with arsenic and copper, suggesting he was involved in copper production centuries before it was known to exist in the region.

NOVA Season 26 Episodes...

• s26e01 - Lost At Sea: The Search For Longitude
• s26e02 - Chasing El Niño
• s26e03 - Terror In Space
• s26e04 - Special Effects: Titanic and Beyond
• s26e05 - Deadly Shadow of Vesuvius
• s26e06 - Ice Mummies (1): Frozen In Heaven
• s26e07 - Ice Mummies (2): Siberian Ice Maiden
• s26e08 - Ice Mummies (3): Return of the Iceman
• s26e09 - Leopards of the Night with David Attenborough
• s26e10 - The Perfect Pearl
• s26e11 - The Beast of Loch Ness
• s26e12 - Submarines, Secrets & Spies
• s26e13 - Surviving AIDS
• s26e14 - Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Fire (1)
• s26e15 - Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Car Crash (2)
• s26e16 - Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Plane Crash (3)
• s26e17 - Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Abandon Ship (4)
• s26e18 - Battle Alert in the Gulf
• s26e19 - Volcanoes of the Deep
• s26e20 - To the Moon

NOVA Show Summary

Seen in more than 100 countries, NOVA is the most watched science based television series in the world and the most watched documentary series on PBS. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won many major television awards, most of them many times over.