Iceman Wore Cattle, Sheep Hides; May Have Been a Herder
Thursday, August 21, 2008 - 17:35
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The world's oldest intact mummy wore the hides of herd beasts, not wild animals, says a new study that suggests the Iceman lived in a pastoral-agricultural society.
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