High-resolution near-infrared data reveal Pazyryk tattooing methods

• Autores: Gino Caspari, Aaron Deter Wolf, Daniel Riday, Mikhail Vavulin, Svetlana Pankova
• Localización: Antiquity, ISSN 0003-598X, Vol. 99, Nº 407, 2025, págs. 1267-1281
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The tattoos of the Pazyryk ice mummies are of paramount importance for the archaeology of Iron Age Siberia and are often discussed from a broad stylistic and symbolic perspective. However, deeper investigations into this cultural practice were hindered by the inaccessibility of quality data. Here, the authors use high-resolution, near-infrared data in conjunction with experimental evidence to re-examine the tools and techniques employed in Early Iron Age tattooing. The high-quality data allow for the previously unfeasible distinction of artist hands and enable us to put the individual back into the picture of a widespread but rarely preserved prehistoric practice.