Methods used to crack the dress code of Oetzi, the iceman mummy, seen here in 1998, whose mummified remains turned up in an Alpine glacier almost two decades ago, could be a boon to the clothing industry, a new study showed Wednesday. (AFP/APA/File) From Yahoo News/Live Science:
Before his body froze and mummified, a now-famous Neolithic guy dubbed the Iceman took his last steps while donned in a coat and leggings made of sheep's fur and moccasins made of cattle leather. That was more than 5,000 years ago.
The 45-year-old man apparently trekked up the Schnalstal glacier in the Italian Alps before dying, and a new study reveals more about how he lived.
The body of the Iceman (also called Ötzi, Frozen Fritz and Similaun Man) was discovered in 1991 by accident by German tourists and made headlines around the world. At first he was thought to have died recently.
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