Gorgeous, Hidden Animal Tattoos Discovered on a More Than 2,000-Year-Old 'Ice Mummy' by Using Digital Imaging

Tigers, stags and a leopard twist around each other, the animals’ stylized and intricate details spread in ink across a woman’s forearm. On her hand is the delicate outline of a bird with a fluffy tail. It sounds like something you might see from a tattoo artist today, but these designs appear to be preserved on a more than 2,000-year-old “ice mumm...