The relevant comparisons are the other glacially preserved individuals and artifacts that have been found in the mountains of Alaska, the Yukon, and northern British Columbia as the glaciers of that region have retreated.

Organic material — not human remains, but tools, clothing, and food remains — has been found emerging from glacial ice in several locations across the region.

Wooden implements, woven artifacts, hide objects, and other perishable materials that the ice has preserved from periods spanning hundreds to several thousand years have been documented at various sites.

This body of material — sometimes called ice patch archaeology, because much of it comes not from main glaciers but from smaller, higher-altitude snow and ice patches that preserved hunting camps and the remains of animals and humans near passes and overlooks — is an emerging field that the Tatshenshini-Alsek region is part of.

Ice patch archaeology in the Yukon, Alaska, and British Columbia has revealed an extraordinary archive of organic material from the past few thousand years — material that includes not just human artifacts but the remains of hunted animals, offering evidence of hunting practices, seasonal movements, and the specific passes and routes that people used across the high country.