2,500-year-old Siberian ‘ice mummy’ had intricate tattoos, imaging reveals | BBC News

High‑resolution imaging of tattoos found on a 2,500‑year‑old Siberian "ice mummy" has revealed decorations that a modern tattooist would find challenging to produce, according to researchers. The intricate tattoos of leopards, a stag, a rooster, and a mythical half‑lion and half‑eagle creature on the woman's body shed light on an ancient warrior culture. Archaeologists worked with a tattooist, who reproduces ancient skin decorations on his own body, to understand how exactly they were made. The tattooed woman, aged about 50, was from the nomadic horse‑riding Pazyryk people who lived on the vast steppe between China and Europe.