People Used Mushrooms 5300 Years Ago. In 1991 hikers found a 5,300-year-old, mummified body in a melting glacier in the Italian Alps. Researchers named the iceman Otzi, and he has provided useful insights into how people lived. He carried two different types of mushrooms with him, indicating that humans have known how to use mushrooms for thousands of years.
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