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We know that almost all cultures throughout history have subscribed to some form of body art or body manipulation, and for many, thisincluded tattoos. Pre-Biblical Over the last 150 years, archaeologists have unearthed several mummified remains marked with tattoos: In 1991, the frozen, well- preserved body of a Siberian ” Iceman” was discovered in the Alps. More than 5,000 years old, the body had 57 tattoos. In 1948, a Russian archaeologist who was excavating a group of tombs found the mummy of a Scythian [...]

Humans have marked their bodies with tattoos for thousands of years. These permanent designs—sometimes plain, sometimes elaborate, always personal—have served as amulets, status symbols, declarations of love, signs of religious beliefs, adornments and even forms of punishment. Joann Fletcher, research fellow in the department of archaeology at the University of York in Britain, describes the [...]