Research Reveals Delicately Detailed Tattoos Etched With Cactus Needle Onto Bodies of 1,200-Year-Old Mummies Researchers ...

Highly detailed tattoos on Peruvian mummies were made with “special effort” around 1,200 years ago, likely using cactus needles or sharpened animal bones, archaeologists say. Researchers used laser ...

These tattoos, created with cactus needles or animal bones, reflect the artistry and significance of the craft. Similar discoveries, like Ötzi the Iceman's therapeutic tattoos, suggest that ...