Episode 3: Iceman (1984)

In our third episode, we’re reviewing the movie Iceman from 1984. Haven’t heard of it? Neither had we, but it’s about a Neanderthal who was frozen in ice and thawed out in the 20th Century, just like Encino Man. Unlike Encino Man, however, they don’t take him to high school – they debate the ethics of murdering him for science purposes! Does this movie hold up? Well, it’s a window into the 80s for sure.

In this episode:

Ross watches the wrong movie.

Mammoth mastodonus is not a real taxon

Mammoth mummies: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/history-of-geology/mammoth-mummies-mysteries/

Eating frozen mammoth meat: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/12/permafrozen-dinner/604069/

The Dragon Behind the Glass by Emily Voigt: https://www.amazon.ca/Dragon-Behind-Glass-Obsession-Coveted/dp/1451678959

The myth of the “Noble Savage”: https://theconversation.com/explainer-the-myth-of-the-noble-savage-55316

Fire-hardened wooden spears from Schöningen, Germany: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0047248415002080