What do ice men eat before they die?

Scientists have discovered new evidence that the 5300-year-old ice cream person had a full meal about an hour before he died.

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The Ötzi tape was discovered in 1991, in an Alps glacier between the Italian and Austrian borders. Previously, scientists believed that ice men died after a long, exhausting journey and had nothing to eat.

However, a recent analysis by Albert Zink and his colleagues at the Mummy Institute and the Iceman in Bolzano, Italy, looked closely, and they realized that a part of the gastro-intestinal stomach was upside-down under the ribs. Iceman.

The tape hunted animals and had a hearty meal before dying (Photo: Newsdiscovery)

Zink and his team checked inside this section and discovered a lot of partially digested meat, showing Ötzi had a hearty meal for a short time before he died.

'The ice has a sense of security and a hearty meal, up to 30-60 minutes before death. If not, the stomach is empty. Maybe he was shot from behind with an arrow ' , Zink said.

Researchers also discovered, Ötzi had 3 gallstones, supporting the idea that he had a diet rich in animal fat. Previous research has shown that his arteries are high in fat.

The team also looked at the skeleton of the ice, and found that the knee was worn out by hiking in the mountainous terrain. This supports the theory that ice men have spent a long time walking in the mountains, to hunt animals for food.