The tattooed hand and arm of a mummified woman from the Moche culture in Peru, ca. 400 CE. The tatto
The tattooed hand and arm of a mummified woman from the Moche culture in Peru, ca. 400 CE. The tattoos depict a number of real-world and mythical animals. The oldest known tattoo was found on an 8,000-year-old mummy from the same region. Archaeologists think that these tattoos were meant to symbolize and commemorate major life events. -- source link
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