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Hairy Clues to the Iceman's Diet

http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m1200/1998_Nov_7/53280921/print.jhtml

The neolithic man discovered in an Italian glacier in 1991 carried a bow and arrows, leading archaeologists to label him a hunter. Chemical analysis of his hair now indicates that he was a vegetarian.

Submitted in section: Archaeology: Periods and Cultures: Prehistory: Neolithic: Hairy Clues to the Iceman's Diet

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