Abstract
Archaeological evidence indicates that humans have consumed animal products, including meat, as sources of food for thousands of years. This fact was dramatically illustrated following the discovery by mountain hikers in 1991 of Eis Mann (iceman), the frozen remains of a man found in a glacier high in the Italian Alps [1]. Ötzi, as he affectionately came to be known by the area residents, had apparently died approximately 5100-5300 years ago. It appears that he was a hunter who may have died of arrow wounds as a result of a rivalry with another hunter or hunting group. His body was so well preserved by the glacial ice that it was possible for scientists to use recombinant DNA techniques to analyze the contents of his gastrointestinal tract in order to determine what he had eaten in his last two meals. The penultimate meal prior to his death consisted of meat from an ibex (a type of wild goat once found in the Alps) as well as cereal grains and other types of plant food. His final meal included red deer meat and possibly cereal grains.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Fennema's Food Chemistry |
Pages | 955-1015 |
Number of pages | 61 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781482208139 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017 by Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine
- General Engineering
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences