Researchers have used laser technology to uncover vivid details of 1,200-year-old tattoos on Peruvian mummies, revealing insights into ancient tattooing practices. These tattoos, created with cactus needles or animal bones,

Scientists use laser imaging to study ancient tattoos on mummies. The findings reveal intricate craftsmanship and possible healing practices.

A team of scientists from the Institute of Archaeology at University College London became the first researchers to utilize a new, cutting-edge laser imaging technology called laser-simulated fluorescence (LSF) to expose previously unseen tattoos on ancient 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.