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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.
Intricate tattoos on 1,200-year-old mummy revealed by lasers
Lasers are typically used to remove tattoos from the skin with mixed results. These tight beams of light can also reveal the ink that once decorated 1,200-year-old pieces of mummified skin. Using a newly developed laser technique,
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
Lasers reveal hidden patterns in tattoos of 1,200-year-old Peru mummies
A new laser-based technique has revealed the intricate details of tattoos on centuries-old mummies in Peru, archaeologists report in a new study. However, not everyone is convinced that the new technique is better than existing methods for analyzing historical tattoos.
Hidden tattoos on mummy skin emerge under a laser’s light
Mummies’ skin glows brightly when scanned by a laser, revealing the fine details of any tattoos on the preserved body part 1.
Intricate ancient tattoos revealed by shining lasers on mummies
The tattoos of 1200-year-old mummies from Peru can now be seen in exquisite detail, showing fine markings that may have been made with cactus needles or animal bones
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.
Laser technique uncovers intricate 1,200-year-old tattoos
A new method of imaging tattoos has uncovered designs executed with extraordinary care on mummies from the Chancay culture in Peru. The ancient inhabitants used materials thinner than the needles used for contemporary tattooing.
Laser reveals lost tattoos of ancient Peruvian culture on 1,200-year-old mummies
An international team of researchers introduced a new technique called Introducing Laser-Stimulated Fluorescence, or LSF.
Research reveals complexity of tattoos on 1,200-year-old mummies
The research used laser-stimulated fluorescence technology to highlight the body art from Peru’s Chancay culture.
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