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The Last Meal of Ötzi the Iceman: A Journey Through Prehistoric Cuisine
Over 5,000 years ago, a man named Ötzi traversed the Tisenjoch pass in the Ötztal Alps, situated on what is now the border between Italy and Austria. Tragically, he was shot in the back with an arrow, leading to his death amidst a snowstorm that would preserve his body for millennia. Today, we know that shortly before his untimely end, Ötzi enjoyed a last meal consisting of wild goat, deer, and einkorn wheat, a meal that carries fascinating implications about the intersection of hunter-gatherer life and early agriculture.