Swiss scientists identify bowstring used by Ötzi the Iceman
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Swiss scientists have established that a cord found next to the body of Neolithic hunter Ötzi the Iceman was a bowstring.
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“Ötzi now holds another record: his artfully twisted string is the oldest known bowstring in the world and also the best preserved,” the South Tyrol Museum of ArchaeologyExternal link said in a statement. “Ötzi carefully wrapped it up into an S-shaped bundle and tied a knot at the end.”
Neolithic bowstrings are unusual in the archaeological record. More common are arrowheads, which are made of durable material, such as flint, stone and bone.
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