Some Of The Oldest-Ever Tattoos Found On Egyptian Mummies
Thanks to new technology, archaeologists in the British Museum have just discovered what they say are the earliest-known body art displaying figures.
The two well-preserved mummies from Egypt's Gebelein site – a male and a female — have been in the British Museum's collection for more than 100 years.
But thanks to new technology, archaeologists have just discovered that they have some of the world's oldest tattoos – and what they say are the earliest known to contain figures.
Oxford professor had been using a handheld infrared camera to examine
