A new laser-based technique has revealed the intricate details of tattoos on centuries-old mummies in Peru, archaeologists ...

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Located in the coastal desert of Peru, the archaeological site of Chankillo dates back to the fourth century BCE. This ...

According to a Live Science report, paleobiologist Michael Pittman of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and his colleagues ...

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

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

In a new study, researchers used lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on mummies from Peru.

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A team of scientists from the Institute of Archaeology at University College London became the first researchers to utilize a ...

High in the Andes mountains of Peru, the city of Cuzco once served as the center of Incan power. Cuzco, also spelled Cusco ...