One of the first applications of laser-stimulated fluorescence in anthropology, the tattoos contain lines only 0.1 millimeter ...

Scientist at the University of Aberdeen are using 3D imaging software to create interactive models of mummies and other ...

The intricate tattoos of animal forms and geometric shapes were revealed when researchers scanned the mummies with lasers.

And in December 2015 they were confirmed to be the world's oldest - beating markings on an unidentified South American Chinchorro mummy. Experts had thought the South American mummy with a ...