Oetzi the Iceman wore bear fur and roe deer 5,300 years ago
Researchers in Italy used genetic analysis to determine materials found on Oetzi's body
Scientists say Oetzi the Iceman wore clothes made of brown bear pelt and roe deer when he died in the Alps 5,300 years ago.
Researchers in Italy used genetic analysis to determine the materials used for Oetzi's fur hat and his leather quiver.
Niall O'Sullivan, a researcher at the European Academy of Bolzano, Italy, said the study published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports also showed that other pieces of Oetzi's clothing came from domesticated animals.
The mix of materials suggests the Iceman was adept at using material from domesticated sheep, cattle and goat as well as wild animals to fashion clothes.
He was also found with a coat, loincloth and leggings made of goat skin and hide, shoes of bear fur, leather and grass, belt of calf's leather and a woven object made of grass that may have served as a cape or backpack.
Oetzi's mummified body has been studied extensively since it was discovered on a glacier near the Italian-Austrian border in 1991.
Over the years, researchers have found Oetzi had brown eyes; had intestinal parasites and a lot of degenerative diseases; was lactose intolerant; and suffered a number of injuries at the time of his death, including a fatal arrow wound in the back, suggesting he was murdered thousands of years ago.
