When Otzi the Iceman was discovered in 1991, his 5,300-year-old body had been remarkably well preserved by his glacial tomb. According to a study published Thursday in Nature Reports, Otzi was wearing at least five different animals when he met his maker. For now, the team has analyzed the mitochondrial DNA in his leggings (goat), loincloth (sheep), shoelace (cow leather), hat (brown bear), coat (sheep and goat) and quiver (roe deer). In fact, Otzi's coat alone contained the hides of four different individual animals, suggesting that individuals might have patched up their clothing with random pelts as needed. Sheep leather, which made up parts of his striped coat, would have kept him warmer than other materials.

Source: Washington Post August 18, 2016 15:17 UTC