Missouri Paleo-Artist Completes Recreation Of Oldest Complete Human

By Steve Kraske,

Published February 17, 2016 at 10:16 AM CST

His name is Otzi, the oldest human in such a complete state. Discovered in 1991 in the Italian Alps, he’s the most studied human in history. We speak with the Kearney, Missouri-based paleo-sculptor who recently completed a replica of Otzi for research and study.

KCUR's Central Standard introduced us to Gary Staab in August 2015. Listen to that interview here.

Staab is featured in a new Nova documentary, 'Iceman Reborn', airing Wednesday, February 17 at 8 p.m. on KCPT.

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