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Tattoos of a 2500-Year-Old Siberian Princess

Just in case you thought getting a tattoo made you a cool, hip thing: do you want to be like your great, great, great … great grandma?

The intricate patterns of 2,500-year-old tattoos – some from the body of a Siberian ‘princess’ preserved in the permafrost – have been revealed in Russia.

The remarkable body art includes mythological creatures and experts say the elaborate drawings were a sign of age and status for the ancient nomadic Pazyryk people, described in the 5th century BC by the Greek historian Herodotus.

Full story at the Daily Mail

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