The Ötzi the Iceman Quiz

Ötzi

on the Tisenjoch pass of the Similaun glacier in the Tyrolean Alps

more than 5,000 years old (ca. 3,250 yrs. cal BCE)

<p>a bow and quiver with arrows, a complete copper-bladed axe, a flint dagger with a wicker sheath, two birch wood vessels clad with maple leaves, remnants of a backpack, a leather pouch with small objects, fur and leather garments, shoes, and other minor artifacts</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>overwhelming and Ötzi captivated audiences far and wide</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ötzi's meals demonstrate a fully agrarian and pastoral lifeway, as indicated by ingested cereals, possible cheese residues, pottery grains mixed in the food, and goat and cattle skin in the associated garments.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The last meat Ötzi ate came from hunted deer and ibex, which are wild animals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ötzi had prestigious weapons (dagger, axe, bow, and arrows), tools, and an ornament (a marble bead), which were indicative of a leader of his time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The stone and copper components of Ötzi's objects precisely match those found in the contemporary graves of the floodplain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The garments found with Ötzi were highly refined, with various animal skins of contrasting colors carefully selected and matched.</p> Signup and view all the answers