Tigers, stags and a leopard twist around each other, the animals’ stylized and intricate details spread in ink across a woman’s forearm. On her hand is the delicate outline of a bird with a fluffy ...

The woman had been dead for more than two millennia when scientists found her buried deep in the Altai Mountains of Siberia.

As in modern times, tattooing in ancient Siberia was an art that required formal training and artistic sensibilities, ...

New research into a Central Asian ice mummy has revealed the full details of an Iron Age woman's many intricate tattoos.

Tattoos on the arms of a Siberian “ice mummy” who lived 2,500 years ago have been revealed in high detail for the first time.

THE intricate tattoos of a 2,500-year-old Siberian “ice mummy” have finally been revealed through high-tech imaging. The ...

A woman who lived and died 2,000 years ago in the Altai Mountains of Siberia is opening a new window into ancient tattoos.

Researchers have discovered a series of tattoos on a woman, believed to have been around 50 at the time of her death.

Interestingly, the study’s authors noted that the mummy’s right forearm tattoos were more technically proficient and detailed ...

Tattoos may have been widespread in prehistory, with scientists discovering a plethora of body art on a pastoralist who died ...

The so-called 'ice mummies' of Siberia's Altai mountains are an exception, since their deep burial chambers encased in ...

An international research team led by the University of Bern has analysed tattoos on a Siberian glacial mummy that is over ...