Egyptian mummies, hidden tattoos and the archaeologist who experiments on himself

Egyptian mummies, hidden tattoos and the archaeologist who experiments on himself
ABC Science
By Natasha Mitchell for Science Friction
Updated about 6 hours ago
First posted about 7 hours ago

Archaeologist Renee Freidman couldn't believe her eyes.

She was pointing a digital infra-red camera at a 5,500-year-old Egyptian mummy on display at the British Museum.

"I said, 'Mmm, there's a smudge on his right arm, I wonder what that is?'," Dr Freidman said.

"We had believed that only females were tattooed [in predynastic Egypt]. I really didn't expect anything.

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