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Judi Lynn

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1. 'Oldest tattoo' found on 5,000-year-old Egyptian mummies

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Wed Feb 28, 2018, 11:15 PM

Feb 2018

By Pallab Ghosh
Science correspondent, BBC News
27 minutes ago

Researchers have discovered the oldest figurative tattoos in the world on two 5,000-year-old mummies from Egypt.

The illustrations are of a wild bull and a Barbary sheep on the upper-arm of a male mummy, and S-shaped motifs on the upper-arm and shoulder of a female.

The discovery pushes back evidence for the practice in Africa by 1,000 years.

Details of the tattoos have been published in the Journal of Archaeological Science.

More:
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-43230202

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