As in modern times, tattooing in ancient Siberia was an art that required formal training and artistic sensibilities, ...

The ancient tattoos, which would have required trained artistry and hours of work, would be difficult for even modern ...

Caspari and his colleagues turned to cutting-edge infrared photography to image in three dimensions the tattoos on the arms ...

Interestingly, the study’s authors noted that the mummy’s right forearm tattoos were more technically proficient and detailed ...

New imaging technology has allowed scientists to decipher the tattoos of an Iron Age mummy—and study them like never before.

Tattoos may have been widespread in prehistory, with scientists discovering a plethora of body art on a pastoralist who died ...

Tattoos are rare in the archaeological record, because skin rarely survives the centuries. But in the permafrost of the Altai ...

The ornate tattoos of a 2,500-year-old Siberian ‘ice mummy’ have finally been revealed using advanced imaging technology, ...

New research into a Central Asian ice mummy has revealed the full details of an Iron Age woman's many intricate tattoos.

Archaeologists digitally reconstructed tattoos on a 2,500‑year‑old mummy from Siberia, revealing Iron Age artistry and ...

A 2500-year-old Siberian “ice mummy” found in the Altai mountains revealed intricate tattoos. The research published in the ...

Imaging suggests that more than one tattooist applied pigment to the hands and forearms of a woman who lived more than two ...