SUP Magazine: Scientists Analyze Never-Before-Seen Tattoos on Peruvian Mummies

A team of scientists from the Institute of Archaeology at University College London became the first researchers to utilize a new, cutting-edge laser imaging technology called laser-simulated fluorescence (LSF) to expose previously unseen tattoos on ancient Peruvian mummies . PNAS reported the study’s findings. Lead researcher Michael Pittman and his team used LSF to analyze body art, which dates back 1,200 years, on mummies from Peru’s Chancay culture. The Chancay lived a...