Intricate patterns in the tattoos of 1,200-year-old mummies from Peru were revealed using a new laser-based technique. But ...

LSF illuminates the skin beneath the tattoo ink, creating high-contrast ... It is particularly known for its distinctive black-on-white ceramics and textiles. This discovery reveals a level ...

Lasers are typically used to remove tattoos from the skin with mixed results ... particularly ornate and most artifacts are simple black-on-white pieces with colors. Some Chancay vessels also ...

The skin glowed brightly, creating a stark contrasting with the dark, non-fluorescent tattoo ink on and within the skin. This revealed "exceptionally fine" and previously unknown details of the ...

This technique makes the skin under the tattoo appear white, yielding a high-contrast image. It allowed the researchers to see lines as narrow as one-tenth of a millimetre on the mummies’ skins ...