[FearNotDaniel]

> (Dried fungus?)

This didn't surprise me, after having taken one of those "outdoor survival" weekends. Some kinds of dried fungus can be used to transport fire from place to place, in the form of a slow-burning ember that can easily be reignited. Can also be used as tinder to get a new fire started.

According to Ötzi's Wikipedia page [0], there was a second fungus in the 'first known pocket', that was probably medicinal.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96tzi#Tools_and_equipment

[genmon]

This is awesome, and I didn't even think of looking on Wikipedia. Thanks!

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