Scientists Solve Mystery of 300-Year-Old Mummified ‘Mermaid’ That Was Worshipped for Centuries for Medicinal Properties In 2022, temple authorities from Okayama, Japan permitted scientists to examine ...

Photo credit: Klemens T. This mermaid looks like it’s had a rough couple of centuries, with the top half resembling a mummified monkey and the bottom half… well, let’s just say it’s not winning any ...

A team of researchers in Peru looked at tattoos on more than 100 mummified bodies from the Chancay culture, which inhabited the region from 900 to 1533. Michael Pittman, a paleobiologist at the ...

Tattoos were a prevalent art form in pre-Hispanic South America, as attested by the discovery of mummified human remains in the region with preserved skin decoration that date back centuries ...

The team inspected more than 100 mummified individuals from the Chancay culture – a civilisation that began mass producing ceramics, textiles and metals around 900CE. The preserved skin of the ...