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Old Tattoos … like, really, really old tattoos …

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Axtremus

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Tattoos on a 2,500 year old mummy frozen in Siberian ice recently revealed using near-infrared scanning.

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/highresolution-nearinfrared-data-reveal-pazyryk-tattooing-methods/74D1A37DF0F0920F3BFCA82EA19DDF5B

https://www.vice.com/en/article/stunning-tattoos-found-on-2500-year-old-ice-mummy/

https://archaeologymag.com/2025/08/siberian-mummys-tattoos-reveal-iron-age-artistry/

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Daniel.

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Interesting.

I guess it was an ancient and widespread practice.
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