Egyptian mummies, hidden tattoos and the archaeologist who experiments on himself
ABC Science
By Natasha Mitchell for Science Friction
Updated about 6 hours ago
Archaeologist Renee Freidman couldn't believe her eyes.
She was pointing a digital infra-red camera at a 5,500-year-old Egyptian mummy on display at the British Museum.
"I said, 'Mmm, there's a smudge on his right arm, I wonder what that is?'," Dr Freidman said.
"We had believed that only females were tattooed [in predynastic Egypt]. I really didn't expect anything.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-04-21/ancient-tattoos-egyptian-mummies-archaeology/9671920
