Thursday, February 20, 2014

Article: Tattooed Mummies!

Tarim Basin Mummy
http://archaeology.org/issues/109-1311/features/tattoos/1405-china-tarim-basin-mummy

Like the Iceman Ötzi, this mummy of a woman who lived in what is today western China is covered with tattoos.  Were these for decoration or an early form of medicine as some think was the case with Ötzi?

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