Using near-infrared imaging, researchers uncovered extraordinary hand-poked designs of tigers, griffins and tiny roosters on the body of a 2300-year-old Siberian mummy. View on euronews ...

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

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

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 ...

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

The woman had been dead for more than two millennia when scientists found her buried deep in the Altai Mountains of Siberia.

Tattoos on the arms of a Siberian “ice mummy” who lived 2,500 years ago have been revealed in high detail for the first time.

Archaeologists have used cutting edge techniques to reveal new information about the intricate tattoos of a woman that lived ...

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

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

Researchers have discovered a series of tattoos on a woman, believed to have been around 50 at the time of her death.