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Artist Gary Staab and Dr. Albert Zink inspect a replica of Otzi the Iceman mummy for this NOVA special.

NOVA: Iceman Reborn

Artist Gary Staab and Dr. Albert Zink inspect a replica of Otzi the Iceman mummy for this NOVA special.
Artist Gary Staab and Dr. Albert Zink inspect a replica of Otzi the Iceman mummy for this NOVA special.  (Courtesy of Bonnie Brennan / WGBH)
Gary Staab and studio assistants Jeff Compton and Meg Schwend, begin paint process and add dark stain to resin print of Otzi.
Gary Staab and studio assistants Jeff Compton and Meg Schwend, begin paint process and add dark stain to resin print of Otzi.  (Courtesy of Bonnie Brennan / WGBH)
Gary Staab in the freezer with Otzi, taking reference photos.
Gary Staab in the freezer with Otzi, taking reference photos.  (Courtesy of Robert Visty / WGBH)
The refrigerated Iceman mummy is sprayed with water, encasing the corpse in a cocoon of ice simulating the glacial conditions that have preserved him for 5300 years.
The refrigerated Iceman mummy is sprayed with water, encasing the corpse in a cocoon of ice simulating the glacial conditions that have preserved him for 5300 years.  (Courtesy of South Tyrol Museum of Archeology)
Largest 3D printing machine in the world makes full one piece body in resin of Otzi the Iceman.
Largest 3D printing machine in the world makes full one piece body in resin of Otzi the Iceman.  (Courtesy of Robert Visty / WGBH)
Artist Gary Staab begins the process of replicating Otzi the Iceman mummy.
Artist Gary Staab begins the process of replicating Otzi the Iceman mummy.  (Courtesy of Bonnie Brennan / WGBH)
The face of the 5300-year-old Iceman mummy.
The face of the 5300-year-old Iceman mummy.  (Courtesy of South Tyrol Museum of Archeology)
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