Scientists became the first to use a cutting-edge laser imaging technique, using it to analyze the tattoos on 1,200-year-old Peruvian mummies.

But with the help of LSF, experts are able to uncover the original lines of the body art. These tattoos are connected to the Chancay culture of coastal Peru. Michael Pittman The technique involves ...

The study focused on four individuals with “exceptional tattoos" - designs of geometric shapes such as triangles and diamonds, said study co-author Michael Pittman, an archaeologist at the ...