Oetzi iceman's tattoos came from fireplace
Friday, July 17, 2009 - 12:14
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The 57 tattoos sported by Oetzi, the 5300-year-old Tyrolean iceman mummy, were made from fireplace soot that contained glittering, colorful precious stone crystals, according to an upcoming study in the Journal of Archaeological Science.