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A comment on Ötzi’s last supper: mummified hunter's final meal revealed.

Re:Ötzi’s last supper: mummified hunter's final meal revealed by glitcher on Friday July 13, 2018 @04:19PM (#17526337)
> "He clearly knew that fat is a high-energy source and he really composed his diet to survive at high altitude."

Perhaps there is more evidence behind this statement left out in the article? How do we know what he "clearly knew", did his diet differ greatly from others of the same region and time period?

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Re:Ötzi’s last supper: mummified hunter's final meal revealed by foobar1962 on Friday July 13, 2018 @08:54PM (#17528102)
> How do we know what he "clearly knew"

His stomach contained a lot of fat, but little mention of meat. The animal he ate had both fat and meat (probably more meat). The fat has been stated as not tasting nice, so he mush have preferentially eaten the fat.

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