The woman, probably about 25 years old, was buried some 2,500 years ago and found in 1993.  She most

The woman, probably about 25 years old, was buried some 2,500 years ago and found in 1993.  She most likely belonged to the Pazyryk tribe, nomads who inhabited the area for centuries.  Kept cold in the permafrost, she was, say the scientists, well enough preserved that one can see intricate tattoos of animals and what appear to be deities.“Compared to all tattoos found by archeologists around the world, those on the mummies of the Pazyryk people are the most complicated and the most beautiful,” said Natalia Polosmak, the lead researcher, in an interview withThe Siberian Times.  “It is a phenomenal level of tattoo art. Incredible.” -- source link

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