Question

ready identifying central idea - instruction - level e some of the objects found with ötzi the iceman include (a) an ax made of wood, (b) hay - stuffed shoes, (c) a hat covered with bear fur, and (d) leggings made of goatskin. when did the iceman live - and die? konrad spindler, an archeologist, asked to see the \iceman\ and his belongings. spindler is an expert on how people lived in the alps in prehistoric times. he knew immediately that he was looking at a man who had died thousands of years before! to get a more precise date, a tiny fragment from the icemans hipbone was sent to scientists in england. using a method called carbon - 14 dating, they determined that ötzi (urt - see) was about 5,300 years old. he lived at the end of the stone age. what was life like back then? the wheel was a new invention, and people still used stone tools to hunt. how did scientists learn that ötzi had lived during the stone age? the scientists researched what life was like back then. the scientists found a wheel among otzis belongings. the scientists tested a piece of otzis hipbone.

Explanation:

The text mentions that a fragment from Ötzi's hipbone was sent for carbon - 14 dating. Carbon - 14 dating is a scientific method used to determine the age of organic materials. This method was applied to Ötzi's hipbone fragment to find out his age and the time period he lived in.

Answer:

The scientists tested a piece of Ötzi's hipbone.