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.