Oetzi the famous "iceman" mummy of the Alps appears to have
enjoyed a fine slice or two of Stone Age bacon before he was
killed by an arrow some 5,300 years ago. His last meal was most
likely dried goat meat, according to scientists who recently
managed to dissect the contents of Oetzi's stomach.
"We've analyzed the
meat's nanostructure and it looks like he ate very fatty, dried
meat, most likely bacon," German mummy expert Albert Zink said
at a talk in Vienna.
More specifically, the
tasty snack is thought to have come from a wild goat in South
Tyrol, the northern Italian region where Oetzi roamed around and
where his remains were found in September 1991.