Unravelling the mystery of the world’s oldest tattoos: Ötzi the iceman applied his own ink using a hand-poking technique 5,300 years ago, study finds
He died more than 5,000 years ago, shot in the back with an arrow by a mysterious assailant in the frosty Alps. But Ötzi the iceman, Europe’s oldest mummy, is continuing to reveal secrets today, thanks to the numerous tattoos over his shriveled body. Despite the fact he lived between 3350 and 3105 BC, scientists
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