Analysis of a mummy kept for a century at the University of Turin in Italy has revealed rare face tattoos made with a special ...

An 800-year-old mummy displays unique facial tattoos with rare mineral ink, offering new insights into ancient South American tattoo practices and cultural identity.

Right cheek of the mummy showing tattoos of three horizontal black lines. | Credit: G. Mangiapane et al. An 800-year-old mummy ... "There are a small number of ethnographic accounts from the ...