Using a cutting-edge technique called laser-stimulated fluorescence (LSF), researchers uncovered details that had been ...

An international team of researchers introduced a new technique called Introducing Laser-Stimulated Fluorescence, or LSF.

LSF technology has revealed detailed fine-line tattoos with intricate designs as narrow as 0.1-0.2 mm, showcasing an ...

The intricate tattoos of animal forms and geometric shapes were revealed when researchers scanned the mummies with lasers.

The team inspected more than 100 mummified individuals from the Chancay culture - a civilisation that began mass producing ...

Lasers are typically used to remove tattoos from the skin with mixed results. These tight beams of light can also reveal the ...

A new laser-based technique has revealed the intricate details of tattoos on centuries-old mummies in Peru, archaeologists ...

In a new study, researchers used lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on mummies from Peru. The ...

Advert The yersinia pestis bacteria was found on the ancient mummy, the first time outside of medieval Europa and Asia (ROGER HARRIS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty) Whilst it's commonly thought of as ...

Samples of the Black Death, which wiped out as many as 50 million people in medieval Europe, have been found in an ancient Egyptian mummy. The pandemic, also known as bubonic plague, spread ...

According to Daily Mail, experts have discovered the virus Yersinia pestis in a 3,290-year-old Egyptian mummy, making it the first case of plague outside Eurasia. Prior to this, archaeologists had ...

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