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Neanderthal Medicine

Thursday, August 9, 2012
Researchers have provided the first molecular evidence that Neanderthals not only ate a range of cooked plant foods, but also understood its nutritional and medicinal qualities. Oetzi, he prehistoric "iceman" (who was not a Neanderthal),...
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We Finally Know How the Iceman Died

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

In 1991, as a result of global warming, a 5,300-year-old corpse was discovered in the melting snow of the Alps. He became known as "Oetzi," after the Oetz Valley where he was found. Scientists have learned a lot about what life was like in prehistoric times by studying his body. Now they've finally figured out how he died.

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