The Iceman’s last meal: goat

Researchers examine the stomach contents of a famous 5,300-year-old mummy

Outside of the Nancy Grace show, few people have had their final hours as poked, prodded and scrutinized as much as Ötzi, the “Iceman” who died high in the Italian Alps 5,300 years ago.

Scientists have only now discovered the stomach of the 5,300-year-old Iceman mummy, because many of the internal organs had shrunk and moved from their original positions.