Tattoos are older than pottery and possibly fire — but where did they really begin? From Ötzi the Iceman’s 61 therapeutic tattoos to the sacred ink of Egyptian priestesses, this video ...

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CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The debate about the world’s oldest tattoos is over—they belong to Ötzi, the European Tyrolean Iceman who died and was buried beneath an Alpine ...

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