Intricate tattoos found on Siberian ‘ice mummy’

The Pazyryk were a nomadic group that lived in the Altai mountains. FILE PIC/GETTY IMAGES

High-resolution imaging of tattoos found on a 2500 year old Siberian ‘ice mummy' revealed decorations that a modern tattooist would find challenging to produce.

Illustrations of the tattoos on the ‘ice mummy'. PICS/Daniel Riday

The intricate tattoos of leopards, a stag, a rooster, and a mythical half-lion and half-eagle creature on the woman's body shed light on an ancient warrior culture.

Archaeologists worked with researcher and tattooist Daniel Riday, who reproduces ancient skin decorations on his own body, to understand how they were made.

The tattooed woman, aged about 50, was from the nomadic horse-riding Pazyryk people who lived on the vast steppe between China and Europe.

The scans revealed "intricate crisp and uniform" tattooing that could not be seen with the naked eye.

The Pazyryk ‘ice mummies' were found in ice tombs in the Altai mountains in Siberia in the 19th century.

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