The intricate tattoos of animal forms and geometric shapes were revealed when researchers scanned the mummies with lasers.

The fact that a standard #12 modern tattoo needle can’t do this tells us there is still a lot to learn from early tattoo making even from tattoos that are over 1,000 years old,” said Michael ...

These tight beams of light can also reveal the ink that once decorated 1,200-year-old pieces of mummified ... researchers identified the intricate tattoo designs on mummified human remains that ...

Incredible precision: Scientists reveal intricate 1,200-year-old tattoo designs on Peruvian mummies. (photo credit: Michael Pittman and Thomas G Kaye) A study in the Proceedings of the National ...