An international research team led by the University of Bern has analysed tattoos on a Siberian glacial mummy that is over 2,000 years old. For this study, the scientists collaborated with a contemporary tattoo artist. The mummy, a woman in her fifties, comes from the Siberian Pazyryk culture. She was buried in the permafrost of the Altai region, which means that the tattooed skin was exceptionally well preserved. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The tattoos of the mummies from the Pazyryk culture are of crucial importance for the archaeology of Siberia, as they provide a better understanding of the way of life of the region's inhabitants during the Iron Age, the University of Bern said in a statement on Wednesday. "The tattoos of the Pazyryk culture have long fascinated archaeologists because of their elaborate and vivid representations," explains Gino Caspari, a researcher at the University of Bern's Institute of Archaeological Sciences and the Max ...
