Peru, tattoos

Lasers Expose Stunning Tattoo Art on 1,200-Year-Old Peruvian Mummies
If tattoos are prone to fading within a single human lifetime, imagine the wear-and-tear on the tattoos of 1,200-year-old mummies.
Laser reveals lost tattoos of ancient Peruvian culture on 1,200-year-old mummies
Centuries-old mummified remains from pre-Hispanic South America demonstrate the widespread practice of tattooing. Tattoos
Scientists Are Using Lasers to Reveal Intricate Tattoos on Peruvian Mummies
A new study sheds light on tattoo designs found on more than 100 mummies from Chancay culture, a group that lived on the Peruvian coast between roughly 900 and 1500 C.E.
Hidden Tattoos Revealed on 750-Year-Old Ancient Mummies: 'Very Surprising'
The intricate tattoos of animal forms and geometric shapes were revealed when researchers scanned the mummies with lasers.
Lasers help archaeologists study ancient tattoos on Peruvian mummies
In a new study, researchers used lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on mummies from Peru.
Mummies’ Ancient Tattoos Come Under Laser Focus
With a tool often used in the study of dinosaur fossils, scientists uncovered new details in ornate tattoos on the skin of members of the Chancay culture of Peru.
Ancient tattoos: Lasers help archaeologists uncover intricate body art on Peruvian mummies
Researchers used lasers to uncover intricate, hidden tattoos on 13th-century Peruvian mummies, revealing details of ancient body art invisible to the naked eye. View on euronews
Ink-redible! Laser technology unveils intricate tattoos on 1,200-year-old Peruvian mummies; see pictures
Modern tattoo enthusiasts with access to numbing creams and electric machines might not appreciate the painstaking effort that went into body art centuries ago. But researchers have now uncovered a glimpse of this ancient artistry by revealing intricate tattoos on 1,
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Study Examines Tattoos of Peru’s Chancay Culture
According to a Live Science report, paleobiologist Michael Pittman of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and his colleagues ...
‘Legacies’ exhibit showcase generational art of the Herrera family
A celebration of art, culture, and family is now on display at the Kemp Center for the Arts, featuring the multi-generational ...