Laser scans reveal secrets of mysterious tattoos on 1,200-year-old mummies - Study expands understanding of artistic ...

Scientists became the first to use a cutting-edge laser imaging technique, using it to analyze the tattoos on 1,200-year-old ...

If tattoos are prone to fading within a single human lifetime, imagine the wear-and-tear on the tattoos of 1,200-year-old ...

which expands the degree of artistic development found in South America at this time,” they write. Scientists hope the new technique could lead to improved analysis of tattoos on mummies from ...

The intricate tattoos of animal forms and geometric shapes were revealed when researchers scanned the mummies with lasers.

The team inspected more than 100 mummified individuals from the Chancay culture - a civilisation that began mass producing ...

D elicately detailed tattoos have been discovered etched onto the bodies of 1,200-year-old mummies uncovered in Peru.

Recent advances in laser scanning technology have provided archaeologists with an extraordinary glimpse into the intricate world of ancient tattooing practices, revealing exceptional and previously un ...

In a new study, researchers used lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on mummies from Peru. The preserved skin of the mummies and the black tattoo ink used show a stark ...

Brazil’s illegal gold miners carve out new Amazon hotspots in conservation units ...