A new study sheds light on tattoo designs found on more than 100 mummies from Chancay culture, a group that lived on the ...

A new laser-based technique has revealed the intricate details of tattoos on centuries-old mummies in Peru, archaeologists ...

Lasers are typically used to remove tattoos from the skin with mixed results. These tight beams of light can also reveal the ...

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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.

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

The research used laser-stimulated fluorescence technology to highlight the body art from Peru’s Chancay culture.

Mummies’ skin glows brightly when scanned by a laser, revealing the fine details of any tattoos on the preserved body part 1.

Researchers have used lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on mummies from Peru. The preserved skin ...

A new method of imaging tattoos has uncovered designs executed with extraordinary care on mummies from the Chancay culture in ...