Brown bear hats, goat leather leggings, roe deer quivers and striped jackets made from an assortment of sheep hides, according to a study published Wednesday in Scientific Reports. “It required a very specific set of circumstances to preserve him.”Some of the equipment found with the Iceman included a stone dagger, bows, leather quiver, tinder fungus, birch fungus and birch bark. Institute for Mummies and the Iceman Some of the equipment found with the Iceman included a stone dagger, bows, leather quiver, tinder fungus, birch fungus and birch bark. Some of the equipment found with the Iceman included a stone dagger, bows, leather quiver, tinder fungus, birch fungus and birch bark. His shoelace was cow leather, his loincloth was made of sheep skin, and his leggings were made of goat leather.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 18, 2016 17:56 UTC