Ancient DNA in ice, such as the Ötzi the Iceman (Handt "et al." 1994), or through rapid desiccation, such as high-altitude mummies from the Andes (c.f. Pääbo 1986; Montiel "et al." 2001), as well as various sources of artificially preserved tissue (such as the chemically treated mummies of ancient Egypt). However, mummified remains are a limited resource. The majority of human aDNA studies have focused on extracting DNA from two sources that are much more common in the archaeological record – bone and teeth. Several other sources have also yielded DNA, including paleofaeces (Poinar "et al." 2001) and hair (Baker "et al."
The Iceman Returneth The Iceman Returneth The Iceman Returneth is an adventure for the "Paranoia" role-playing game. "The Iceman Returneth" is a scenario in which the troubleshooters guest-star on the Alpha Team show, and an ancient frozen High Programmer is thawed out and immediately starts monkeying around with the Computer. The PCs uncover the cryogenically frozen programmer of The Computer. He decides to reboot The Computer to improve his lifestyle, and The Computer crashes. Permanently. "The Iceman Returneth" was written by Sam Shirley, with a cover by Bret Blevins, and illustrations by Valerie Valusek, and was first published by West End Games in