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Lasers Expose Stunning Tattoo Art on 1,200-Year-Old Peruvian Mummies

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An international team of researchers has, for the first time, used lasers to reveal tattoos on mummies from Peru .

Their findings reveal a higher level of artistic skill in pre-Columbian Peru than previously thought.

Tattoos have existed as a form of artistic expression for over 5,000 years , with the oldest example belonging to Otzi the Iceman .

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