An unconventional experiment has challenged a widely held belief about the tattoos of Ötzi the Iceman. Archaeologist Aaron Deter-Wolf and his team have discovered that the traditional assumption about how Ötzi was tattooed is incorrect. Their study, published in the European Journal of Archaeology, reveals that a hand-held, single-pointed tool was used to create the tattoos, rather than the previously believed method. This technique, known as “hand-poke” tattooing, has been practiced in nonindustrialized cultures around the world for centuries. To test their findings, Deter-Wolf collaborated with professional tattooists to recreate Ötzi’s tattoos using traditional methods.
2024-04-05 09:30:00
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