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Iceman Dressed Wounds
A prehistoric Iceman found in 1991 on a mountain glacier in Italy used moss to help staunch the bleeding in his wounds. Nicknamed Ötzi, this 46-year-old man used an absorbent moss with mild antiseptic qualities to dress a cut on his palm. Ötzi later died from several wounds, including an arrow wound in his shoulder.
Ötzi, one of the world’s oldest and best-preserved ice mummies, lived 5,300 years ago. Research shows that he traveled extensively through Europe, and that he used moss for different purposes, including dressing wounds and wrapping meat.
Dec. 4, 2008 at 4:05 pm
wow!! that is cool!! ancient people weren’t as stupid as we think!!!!
Dec. 5, 2008 at 10:58 am
wow! thats really interesting!
Dec. 6, 2008 at 3:34 pm
I don’t know if he was THAT old, but then again…
Dec. 6, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Wow Thats sweet
Dec. 7, 2008 at 8:28 am
I agree with Benny Boy.
Dec. 7, 2008 at 10:00 am
Smart Guy, too bad he had to die so soon.
Dec. 7, 2008 at 11:22 am
I never Knew that they can be that well preserved
Dec. 7, 2008 at 12:16 pm
awesome! I wonder how he got stuck in ice?
Dec. 7, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Wait, why are we hearing about somthing that happend in 1991 in Decmber 2008?
Dec. 7, 2008 at 2:33 pm
was he alive or not?
Dec. 7, 2008 at 5:34 pm
wow they had preastoric paramedics?
Dec. 9, 2008 at 7:32 pm
he was wounded then he was alive but he pasted out and froze to death and then he died
Dec. 22, 2008 at 12:47 pm
i guess u can use moss quite a bit.i feel sorry for the man, he died alone.
Dec. 31, 2008 at 10:11 pm
I’ve read about the Ice Man. They originally thought that Otzi had freezed to death. This information tells us what is people did.