61. The Iceman problem - Radio - Carbon 14 dating In 1991 German tourists discovered the well preserved body of a man on the mountains on the border with Italy. The activity in one gram of carbon from the samples was 0.121 Bq, what is the age of the Iceman? (0.23 Bq when he was alive) The tzi memorial on Tiesenjoch, near the Similaun mountain, where tzi the Iceman was found, in the tztal Alps Right: Reconstruction, representation of the Iceman when he was alive tzi, the Iceman near the present village of Feldthurns (Veltumno), north of Bolzano, Italy Died (aged about 45) tztal Alps, near Hauslabjoch on the border between Austria and Italy Cause of death Possible victim of skirmish or accident Other names Similaun Man; "Frozen Fritz" (by British tabloids) Known for Oldest natural mummy of a Chalcolithic (Copper Age) European man Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Weight 50 kg (110 lb; 7.9 st) a. 5600 years b. 5736 years c. 5300 years d. 5200 years e. 400 years