Ancient Iceman wore hat made of bear skin, study finds
The Associated Press
First posted: Thursday, August 18, 2016 12:52 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, August 18, 2016 01:20 PM EDT
BERLIN -- Scientists say Oetzi the Iceman wore clothes made of brown bear pelt and roe deer when he died in the Alps 5,300 years ago.
Researchers in Italy used genetic analysis to determine that the two materials were used for Oetzi's fur hat and his leather quiver respectively.
Niall O'Sullivan, a researcher at the European Academy of Bolzano, Italy, said the study published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports also showed that other pieces of Oetzi's clothing came from domesticated animals.
The mix of materials suggests the Iceman was adept at using material from domesticated sheep, cattle and goat as well as wild animals to fashion clothes.
Oetzi's mummified body has been studied extensively since it was discovered on a glacier near the Italian-Austrian border in 1991.
The mummy of an iceman named Oetzi, discovered in 1991 in the Italian Schnal Valley glacier, is displayed at the Archaeological Museum of Bolzano on Feb. 28, 2011. (Andrea Solero/AFP/Getty Images)
Ancient Iceman wore hat made of bear skin, study finds | World | News | Toronto
The Associated Press
First posted: Thursday, August 18, 2016 12:52 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, August 18, 2016 01:20 PM EDT
BERLIN -- Scientists say Oetzi the Iceman wore clothes made of brown bear pelt and roe deer when he died in the Alps 5,300 years ago.
Researchers in Italy used genetic analysis to determine that the two materials were used for Oetzi's fur hat and his leather quiver respectively.
Niall O'Sullivan, a researcher at the European Academy of Bolzano, Italy, said the study published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports also showed that other pieces of Oetzi's clothing came from domesticated animals.
The mix of materials suggests the Iceman was adept at using material from domesticated sheep, cattle and goat as well as wild animals to fashion clothes.
Oetzi's mummified body has been studied extensively since it was discovered on a glacier near the Italian-Austrian border in 1991.
The mummy of an iceman named Oetzi, discovered in 1991 in the Italian Schnal Valley glacier, is displayed at the Archaeological Museum of Bolzano on Feb. 28, 2011. (Andrea Solero/AFP/Getty Images)
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