Radiocarbon analysis revealed that the mummy was over 800 years old. She lived sometime between 1215 and 1382CE. Researchers used two new infrared analysis techniques to look for any tattoos not ...

Right cheek of the mummy showing tattoos of three horizontal black lines. | Credit: G. Mangiapane et al. An 800-year-old mummy donated to a museum in Italy a century ago has revealed new clues ...

An 800-year-old mummy displays unique facial tattoos with rare mineral ink, offering new insights into ancient South American tattoo practices and cultural identity.

While humans have been inking ourselves for millennia, according to researchers, the tattoos on this mysterious mummy are unique in several ways. The left cheek was not as well preserved as the ...

Tattoos found on the face and arm of an ancient South American mummy are completely unlike any other known examples of ancient body art. Describing the tatts in a new study, researchers say the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Lasers are typically used to remove tattoos from the skin with mixed ...

Anthropologists and archaeologists from the University of Turin in Italy discovered unusual facial tattoos while examining the remains of an approximately 800-year-old South American female mummy ...

An international team of anthropologists, cultural heritage specialists and lab analysts has found tattoos of a type never seen before on the face and arm of an 800-year-old Andean mummy.

The 5,000-year-old Ötzi the Iceman mummy had 61 tattoos preserved on his body, and nobody knows the method by which they got there. A new research study experimented with differing tattoo tools ...

Archaeologists have found never-before-seen tattoos on the cheeks and arms of an 800-year-old Andean mummy, shedding more light on ancient cultural practices in South America. Humans have adopted ...