The ancient tattoos, which would have required trained artistry and hours of work, would be difficult for even modern tattooists to produce, a new study suggests

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

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.

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

Bodies preserved by the deep cold of the Altai mountains offer archaeologists a rare insight into ancient tattoo art, and modern artists are impressed by the skill some of the work displays. Tattooing is so widespread across cultures that were isolated from each other that it almost certainly has very ancient roots.

And after using a novel imaging approach in consultation with professional tattoo artists, researchers at the University of Bern and the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology have accurately reconstructed multiple designs inked onto the skin of an Iron Age herder from Siberia.

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

A woman who lived and died 2,000 years ago in the Altai Mountains of Siberia is opening a new window into ancient tattoos. A careful analysis of her mummified remains didn't just reveal tattooed figures across both hands and forearms,

Archaeologists have used new high-resolution digital imaging to study tattoos on a 2,300-year-old “ice mummy” from Siberia’s Pazyryk culture. The technology allowed them to move beyond old drawings and study the craftsmanship behind the ancient body art for the first time.