Ijsman's latest Ötzi meal: fat meat and wheat Overseas

Scientists at the Eurac laboratory in Bolzano, Italy, studied the stomach contents of Ötzi. They found fresh or dried meat of ibex and red deer, as well as unmilled Echinow wheat. It is a precursor of modern wheat. There were also traces of fern. Perhaps he was using it as a cure for parasites in his intestines.

Full stomach

His stomach was full when he died. About half was animal fat. This is necessary for big efforts in extreme conditions. Ötzi had to consume a lot of energy in the Alps. His body was found at 3,210 meters altitude

Ötzi during an exhibition at the Museum of Drents

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Ötzi has his last meal probably half an hour to two hours before his death, which according to researchers indicates that he felt safe at that time.

Ötzi lived between 3400 and 3100 BC in what is now the border between Italy and Austria. His name derives from the Ötztal Alps on the border between Austria and Italy, where his body was found in 1991. There was an arrowhead in his right shoulder and a cut in his right hand, which means that he could have been killed by a fight. Ötzi was probably about 45 when he died. It was 1.65 meters long and probably weighed 50 to 60 kilos