Historians were curious about Ötzi’s clothing. Ötzi was wearing fur. To identify the type of fur, historians used data from .

To find out what animal the fur came from, historians needed to examine the fur itself. DNA analysis of cells in the fur can be compared with animal DNA to identify its source. DNA from Ötzi’s own cells would identify Ötzi, not the animal whose fur he wore.

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