Research Reveals Delicately Detailed Tattoos Etched With Cactus Needle Onto Bodies of 1,200-Year-Old Mummies
Research Reveals Delicately Detailed Tattoos Etched With Cactus Needle Onto Bodies of 1,200-Year-Old Mummies Researchers revealed the intricately detailed tattoo designs on the skin of ancient mummies from Peru that were long hidden.
Hidden Tattoos Revealed on 750-Year-Old Ancient Mummies: 'Very Surprising'
The intricate tattoos of animal forms and geometric shapes were revealed when researchers scanned the mummies with lasers.
Intricate tattoos on 1,200-year-old mummy revealed by lasers
Lasers are typically used to remove tattoos from the skin with mixed results. These tight beams of light can also reveal the ink that once decorated 1,200-year-old pieces of mummified skin. Using a newly developed laser technique,
Scientists Are Using Lasers to Reveal Intricate Tattoos on Peruvian Mummies
These days, more than 30 percent of Americans sport tattoos—but there’s nothing new about our fascination with body art. As tattoos take over contemporary culture, scientists are looking to the past and uncovering the secrets of centuries-old ink.
Mummies’ ancient tattoos come under laser focus
With a tool often used in the study of dinosaur fossils, scientists uncovered new details in ornate tattoos on the skin of members of the Chancay culture of Peru.
Lasers reveal hidden patterns in tattoos of 1,200-year-old Peru mummies
A new laser-based technique has revealed the intricate details of tattoos on centuries-old mummies in Peru, archaeologists report in a new study. However, not everyone is convinced that the new technique is better than existing methods for analyzing historical tattoos.
Ancient tattoos: Lasers help archaeologists uncover intricate body art on Peruvian mummies
Researchers used lasers to uncover intricate, hidden tattoos on 13th-century Peruvian mummies, revealing details of ancient body art invisible to the naked eye. View on euronews
Ink-redible! Laser technology unveils intricate tattoos on 1,200-year-old Peruvian mummies; see pictures
Modern tattoo enthusiasts with access to numbing creams and electric machines might not appreciate the painstaking effort that went into body art centuries ago. But researchers have now uncovered a glimpse of this ancient artistry by revealing intricate tattoos on 1,
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