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.

  • 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.