The most sensational finds ever discovered in glaciers

The ice cover of the Earth disappears, and very rapidly. For example, in a National Park Gleyter in Montana due to climate change glaciers are threatening to completely melt by 2030. Since 1850, the total number of major glaciers in the area had decreased from 150 to 25.

However, this serious problem is the reverse of the medal: such natural processes reveal secrets of the unique findings, which for centuries were buried in the thickness of the ice. And with every new discovery humanity is getting closer to unlocking the secrets of past and future.

That's what incredible discoveries have been made thanks to global warming and melting ice.

Note in a bottle

A note Dating back to 1959, was left buried under a pile of rocks the bottle near the polar glacier. It contained a message which showed what a huge influence on nature had global warming and climate change.

In the summer of 2013, scientists from the research station at the University of Laval, Warwick Vincent and Dennis Sarrazin found left by Walker 54 years ago message. The researchers performed essentially last will of the geologist, because Walker died a month after I buried the bottle in the rocks on the island. What they found was truly shocking. In 1959, Walker measured the distance from these stones to the edge of the glacier was 51 meters. And in 2013, this distance was 122 meters. Vincent and Sarrazin argue that this difference between the two measurements indicates the dramatic consequences of continued global warming.

The woolly mammoth

The two men raise the well-preserved carcass of a mammoth, which was accidentally unearthed by a bulldozer from the permafrost in 1977.

Scientists from South Korea declared that thanks to DNA samples obtained from the body of Yuki, they now had a chance to clone the mammoth, thus reviving the entire look. If it still happens, researchers won't have to travel to Siberia in search of woolly mammoths.

The Mummy Of Ötzi

Iceman, nicknamed ötzi. Photo taken 24 September 1991 in Innsbruck.

The researchers called ötzi the Iceman (or ETSI, Oetzi) because the final resting place of the mummy became the ötztal valley. For many years scientists recovered pieces of information about the way of life, language and the cause of death of the mysterious ancient man.

In the stomach of ötzi remained undigested remains of his last meal, indicating that he died quite suddenly. Later with x-rays it was found that the shoulder of the mummy stuck the tip of the arrow, and this proves that 5000 years ago, ötzi was killed in a battle with the enemy.

Soon after the death of the body of ötzi was most likely frozen and covered with snow, which saved him from predators. And as the corpse lay in a deep ravine, he was not damaged due to movement of the glacier.

According to National Geographic, DNA testing proved that the ancient Iceman has at least 19 living relatives, and he was a descendant of the inhabitants of Corsica or Sardinia.

The mummy of ötzi was exhibited in Winterholm the Museum of archaeology in Bolzano, Italy.

Treasures

Bag with diplomatic mail was found in 2012 in the wreckage of Indian plane in the region of Mont Blanc.

Say that this box of jewels was estimated in the amount of 377 000.

But instead of disappear forever with these infinite riches, honest climber turned them over to police. Then jewels were deposited in the city of Chamonix in Eastern France, where local authorities have tried to unravel the mystery of their origin.

One of the crashes that occurred in 1950 on the way to Geneva, claimed the lives of 48 people. And 16 years later the pilot of "Boeing-707", bound for new York via Geneva and London, miscalculated the altitude, crashed into the top of Mont Blanc. Killing all 117 passengers and crew members.

In the crash of a "Boeing 707" on the side of a mountain crater, which are still parts of the plane and other belongings of passengers. Including personal belongings was found a bag with diplomatic mail shown in the photo above.

Experts believe that the treasure may be associated with one family-run jewellery business, located in London.

Giant virus

Recently, scientists came upon a remarkable discovery — a giant virus more than 30,000 years, which was located in the permafrost in the area of the Kolyma river in Russia.

As noted by French biologist Jean-Michel Clavery from the University of AIX-Marseille, who discovered the virus: "There is a small probability that the pathogenic microbes that infected ancient humans, can regenerate and infect humanity today. These pathogens may be a common bacteria (curable with antibiotics) or drug-resistant bacteria or even dangerous viruses. If they died out long ago, our immune system is not ready to confront them."

Anyway, but today it is the largest described by science, the virus that are the targets of amoebas. Megavirus lures amoeba, pretending to be "good" bacteria. The amoeba, absorbing a bait, becomes a victim of the virus, reproducing it on multiple copies.

The remains of the soldiers of the First world war

The remains of two Austrian soldiers found in the area of the Presena glacier in 2012, Italy.

In the battle known as the "White war", soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire fought with Italian troops for domination over mountainous terrain. According to historians, during the battle on the battlefield perished hundreds of thousands of soldiers, many of whom did not survive extreme weather conditions. The temperature then fell below $ 22 degrees, and snow avalanches, which are dubbed "white death", has absorbed the whole company. Many of the soldiers who fought in that place, was missing.

And in 2013 the bodies of two soldiers were discovered in a burial pit melting of the Presena glacier (pictured above). As the body for a long time lay under the ice, they are relatively well preserved with hair and even skin tissue. The glacier was also found personal belongings of soldiers, for example love note, addressed to "Mary."

Ancient forest

Mendenhall glacier is in motion since the mid 1970-ies. He is one of 38 glaciers near the ice fields of Juneau.

Professor of Geology Cathy Connor says: "the Study of these fascinating trees, we can determine their age. Most people have found only small samples of the oldest trees in parts. In this case, we open at the same time a whole forest".

The wreckage of the plane

An aerial view of the operative group from Alaska, raising the wreckage of the aircraft C-124 Globemaster from the glacier colony.

Then in the summer of 2013 scientists have found that since 1952, the wreckage moved to the 22.5 kilometers from the crash site and some parts due to the movement of the glacier found its refuge at the bottom of lake George.

Ancient clothing

It looked like a tunic, discovered at an altitude of 2000 meters above sea level on the glacier Langbein.

Scientists believe that global warming greatly accelerates the melting of glaciers, especially in Norway, may lead to increased numbers of archaeological discoveries. Who knows what amazing finds are waiting for us under the ice sheet of the glaciers next time.