In the latest twist to the Peruvian 'mummies' discovery, a team of scientists have found something in the specimens' mouths ...

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 ...

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

A mummy, to put it bluntly, is an old dead body. But unlike a skeleton or a fossil, a mummy still retains some of the soft tissue it had when it was alive—most often skin, but sometimes organs ...

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Highly detailed tattoos on Peruvian mummies were made with “special effort” around 1,200 years ago, likely using cactus needles or sharpened animal bones, archaeologists say. Researchers used laser ...

Lead researcher Michael Pittman and his team used LSF to analyze body art, which dates back 1,200 years, on mummies from Peru’s Chancay culture. The Chancay lived along the country’s coast ...

Highly detailed tattoos on Peruvian mummies were made with “special effort” around 1,200 years ago, likely using cactus needles or sharpened animal bones, archaeologists say. Researchers used ...

Researchers have used lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on mummies from Peru. They reveal fine details in tattoos dating to around 1250 A.D. that aren’t visible to the ...

In a new study, researchers used lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on mummies from Peru.