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A) The Himalayas B) Siberia C) The Rocky Mountains D) The Alps
A) Around 100 years old B) Around 5,300 years old C) Around 10,000 years old D) Around 1,000 years old
A) British Museum, UK B) Smithsonian Museum, USA C) South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology, Italy D) Louvre Museum, France
A) Stab wound B) Arrow wound C) Frostbite D) Snake bite
A) X-ray machines B) MRI scans C) Telescope D) DNA sequencing
A) In a time capsule B) Embalming C) By being frozen in ice D) Mummification
A) Diamond B) Ruby C) Obsidian D) Flint
A) Willow B) Oak C) Fir D) Birch
A) Metal helmet B) Straw hat C) Wool beanie D) Bearskin cap
A) 3 siblings B) 10 siblings C) Unknown D) 1 sibling
A) Iron B) Bronze C) Steel D) Copper
A) 2005 B) 1991 C) 2010 D) 1980
A) The Bronze Man B) The Iceman C) The Iron Man D) The Stone Man
A) Between 5000 and 4500 BC B) Between 3350 and 3105 BC C) Between 2500 and 2000 BC D) Between 4000 and 3500 BC
A) A stone axe B) A knife blade C) A spear tip D) An arrowhead
A) Two German tourists, Helmut and Erika Simon B) Italian archaeologists C) Swiss scientists D) Austrian mountaineers
A) 4,000 m (13,123 ft) B) 2,500 m (8,202 ft) C) 1,500 m (4,921 ft) D) 3,210 m (10,530 ft)
A) Reinhold Messner B) Konrad Spindler C) Hans Kammerlander D) Helmut Simon
A) 66% B) 33% C) 50% D) 1%
A) It was buried deeper in the ice B) It was snapped C) It was stolen D) It was preserved perfectly
A) The hip area was damaged and his left arm was broken B) His torso was crushed C) He lost both legs D) His head was severed
A) It became perfectly preserved B) It turned completely black C) It melted away D) Fungus began growing on it
A) A neutral zone between Austria and Italy B) The Italian side C) The Austrian side D) Directly into a river flowing north
A) 92.56 meters (101.22 yards) B) 200 meters (218.16 yards) C) 150 meters (164.04 yards) D) 50 meters (54.68 yards)
A) University of Vienna B) University of Trentino C) University of Bolzano D) Innsbruck University
A) 2010 B) 1989 C) 1998 D) 2004
A) 2010 B) 1998 C) 2004 D) 1989
A) Their military strategies during World War I B) The exact cause of death for each soldier C) How the environment had affected their preservation, which would help unravel Ötzi's past D) Their identities and personal histories
A) Closer to modern domestic European sheep than wild sheep B) Brown bears C) Domesticated goats D) Wild mountain sheep
A) He worked as a hunter-gatherer. B) He may have been a high-altitude shepherd. C) He was likely a potter. D) He was a weaver.
A) 98.3% B) 99.7% C) 95.5% D) 90.4%
A) A unique group found solely in South America B) A rare lineage from North Africa C) An extinct species found only in Asia D) A common female ancestor inhabiting central Europe today
A) Lesser contribution B) Majority C) Equal to Anatolian farmer-related ancestry D) None
A) Prehistoric warfare. B) Peaceful coexistence among tribes. C) Advanced agricultural practices. D) Early trade networks.
A) Infrared photography B) Ultrasound scanning C) Noninvasive multispectral techniques D) X-ray imaging
A) 50 B) 5 C) 19 D) 100
A) North Africa B) Scandinavia C) The British Isles D) Anatolia
A) K1ö B) K1a C) G-L91 D) FGC5672
A) 12 B) 10 C) 16 D) 14
A) Lycopene B) Beta-carotene C) Caffeine D) Gamma-terpinene
A) High-protein diet B) Grain-heavy, high-carbohydrate diet C) Vegetarian diet D) Low-fat diet
A) Eastern France B) Central Germany C) Northern Alps D) Southern Tuscany
A) Dickson, James Holms; Fowler, Brenda B) Kennedy, Frances; Macintyre, Ben C) Murphy, William A.; Nedden, Dieter zur; Gostner, Paul D) De Marinis, Raffaele C.; Brillante, Giuseppe
A) Chamois B) Ibex C) Red deer D) Wild boar
A) Albert Zink B) Sandra Nemeth from Switzerland C) Klaus Oeggl D) Magdalena Mohar Jarc, a retired Slovenian climber
A) Ten B) Over a dozen C) Twenty D) Five
A) 1994 B) 2005 C) 2006 D) 2003
A) Asthma B) Diabetes C) Lactose intolerance D) Celiac disease
A) 50 B) 100 C) 75 D) 61
A) hpEurope1 B) hpAmerica3 C) hpAsia2 D) hpAfrica4
A) Hieroglyphs B) Paintings C) Tattoos D) Inscriptions
A) An Italian historian B) A British archaeologist C) An Irish researcher D) A Czech academic
A) Eight B) Fifteen C) Twelve D) Ten
A) Deer hide B) Bearskin C) Domesticated goat leather D) Wild sheep skin
A) Younger. B) The same age. C) Older. D) Not related.
A) Smallpox B) Lyme disease C) Malaria D) Tuberculosis
A) NOVA Online, PBS B) Radiology journal C) "The Times" D) The Independent
A) Anatolian farmer-related ancestry B) European hunter-gatherer-related ancestry C) Neolithic farmer-related ancestry D) Steppe-related ancestry
A) 1995 B) 2000 C) 2023 D) 2012
A) Predominant. B) Extremely rare occurrences. C) Commonly found. D) Widespread.
A) November 2003 B) 29 September 2008 C) June 2006 D) September 2006
A) Goat B) Brown bear C) Domesticated cattle D) Wild roe deer
A) 30% B) 90% C) 50% D) 70%
A) Rye bread B) Sourdough bread C) Herb bread made from einkorn wheat bran D) Whole grain bread
A) 25% of Ötzi's value B) €150,000 C) €50,000 D) $300,000
A) K1ö B) G-L91 C) FGC5672 D) M201
A) L166 B) P287 C) K1 D) G-L91
A) No risk B) Low risk C) High risk D) Moderate risk
A) Giardia lamblia B) Taenia solium C) Trichuris trichiura (whipworm) D) Ascaris lumbricoides
A) Diabetes B) Hypertension C) Obesity-related metabolic disorders D) Hyperthyroidism |