[Red Badger]

Otzi the Iceman, a well-preserved natural mummy of a Chalcolithic (Copper Age) man from about 3300 BC, who was found in 1991 in the Schnalstal glacier in the Ötztal Alps, near Hauslabjoch on the border between Austria and Italy. © South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology

[struggle]

All signs point to ice.

[smokingfrog]

Too many carbs are bad for you.

[Hodar]

[youngidiot]

So he ate some goat and died. I still find it hard to imagine that this guy is over 5,000 years old.

[dfwgator]

The Iceman was a Vegan?

[shibumi]

ping

[School of Rational Thought]

Mouthful of cavities and two broke teeth. Ouch!

[GotMojo]

Applebee’s Baby Back Ribs?

[Raycpa]

These signs of cavities confirm the fact

How is this a fact. It seems science writers have difficulty distinguishing between facts and evidence. It may be proper to say that based on the evidence and the current knowledge of the causes of cavities that it is probable that he had a high carb diet.

I'm not a dental expert but I know there are numerous factors including hereditary, fluoride in water and personal hygiene. How its possible for them to isolate these factors when they have only one subject leads me to believe that the statement only rises to the level of speculation and not even hypothetical and clearly not fact.

[Calusa]

I enjoy hearing from Otzi from time to time. I wonder how that Ibex was prepared. Whether it was just ‘jerky’ on the road or a more social sit down meal of some sort. Thanks.

[Hacklehead]

“Scientists finally determine iceman Otzi’s last meal [Ice Man]”

Now I can sleep at night.

[freedomlover]

“Institute for Mummies and the Iceman”

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Something tells me this might be a fun group to hang out with after hours.

Or maybe not.

I can just imagine when they give out their card - “No, no, man, it’s a real place, honest”.

[Bringbackthedraft]

My neighbors said it was the Iceman that was seeing my wife after I left for work. Now that I have a good look at him, I’ll catch him next time.

[Beagle8U]

What a total crap article!

Saying he ate an ibex just hours before is pure BS.

Any fool can see from the photos that the guy hasn't eaten in weeks.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

TRUE PALEO DIET ALERT!!!

Alpine Ibex is the ticket to health!

[WKUHilltopper]

McMastodon?

[Hatteras]

"Using three-dimensional images of his teeth, they showed how Otzi had suffered some form of blunt force trauma to two teeth only a few days before his death"

Sounds like the ibex went down swinging...

[Cyman]

Dental caries traced back to carbohydrates???? Methinks someone is wrong as to the age of this guy unless the local Dairy Queen goes back a LOT further than we think.