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Ötzi

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Das Netz

The Net

The roughly meshed net made of tree-bast string was probably used for catching birds and rabbits.

The use of nets in prehistoric times is recorded on bronze receptacles from the Late Iron Age. Rabbits would be driven into the net before being clubbed to death.

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  • Ötzi – the Iceman
    • The Story of the Find
    • The mummy as a World Sensation
    • The Circumstances of the Iceman’s death
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      • The clothing
      • The Equipment
        • The Axe
        • The Dagger
        • The Retoucheur
        • The Bow
        • The Quiver and its Contents
        • The Arrows
        • The Backpack
        • The Net
        • The Birch-Bark Containers
        • Minerals and Tools
        • The Stone Disc
        • Ötzi's First-Aid Kit
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