A tattoo referencing Christ was found on the 1,300-year-old body of an individual in what is now Sudan.

A tattoo referencing Christ was found on the 1,300-year-old body of an individual in what is now Sudan.

  • markr@lemmy.worldEnglish
    222·
    1 year ago

    So what? This was the 7-8th centuries CE in a predominantly Christian region.

    • Salamendacious@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      15·
      1 year ago

      From the article:

      It is only the second time that a tattoo has been found from medieval Nubia

      I think that makes it a little rare

      • gravitas_deficiencyEnglish
        211·
        1 year ago

        Probably just means they had a pretty hard time finding 1300-year-old skin that was preserved enough for that.

          • gravitas_deficiencyEnglish
            5·
            1 year ago

            You’re right, that’s dumb, I’m removing it. I was just thinking about how it’s frowned upon to have super visible tattoos in some places in our society, but that’s obviously not going to be apples to apples throughout history.