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The Irish Sun
22-05-2025
- Science
- The Irish Sun
Mysterious mummy with face tattoos STILL visible after 800yrs found & scientists are baffled by the ink that was used
LONG lost tattoos have been discovered on the face of an 800-year-old South American woman whose remains were donated to an Italian museum nearly a century ago. While humans have been inking ourselves for millennia, according to researchers, the tattoos on this mysterious mummy are unique in several ways. 3 A minimalist but uncommon three-line design has been found on her cheeks Credit: Mangiapane et al, Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2025 3 The left cheek was not as well preserved as the right, but there are signs of a tattoo Credit: Mangiapane et al, Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2025 A team of anthropologists and archeologists, led by Gianluigi Mangiapane from the University of Turin in Italy, found unique tattoo designs on the mummy, which had been unusually well preserved. The mummification process has darkened her skin, making the tattoos harder to see. But with an array of imaging techniques, researchers have been able to get a better picture of the unique designs. A minimalist but uncommon three-line design has been found on her cheeks - with the design on the right cheek being better preserved than the one on the right. READ MORE ON ARCHAEOLOGY Cheek tattoos are rarely discovered - or are easily missed - "due to difficulties in finding preserved skin," according to researchers. "The three detected lines of tattooing are relatively unique: in general, skin marks on the face are rare among the groups of the ancient Andean region and even rarer on the cheeks," they wrote in their study, published in An S-shaped tattoo has also been found on one of her wrists - a common placement for tattoos among South American cultures the time. The ink that was used is also pretty unique - consisting of magnetite , a black, metallic, and magnetic iron ore , instead of the usual charcoal. Most read in Science The mummy may therefore present "possibly [the] first evidence" of magnetite used for tattooing in the past in South America. The body was found in a sitting position with no accompanying funerary wrappings, ornaments, or grave goods. Shock footage reveals moment a medieval mummy is seized in house raid But her black hair was well preserved by natural dehydration, while a few pieces of fabric were stuck to the surface of the body. Researchers believe the textiles could be from long lost animal fibres wrappings or bundles. It's unclear where the mummy came from, due to relatively shoddy museum records in the past century. Her remains were donated to the Italian Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography in 1931, with nearly no context besides the donors name. Filed only under 'South American artifacts', the age of the remains, and where they came from, have remained a mystery until now. Researchers were able to date the remains to from 1215 CE to 1382 CE. And there are also some hints as to her origins. The way her body was seated in an upright position suggests a preservation technique known as 'fardo'. The body would have been wrapped tightly in this position with many layers of fabric and then tied in a bundle - a common funerary practice in Paracas culture, of the Andean region on the south coast of 3 An archive photograph from 1930 showing the mummified body in a museum showcase, alongside other human remains Credit: Mangiapane et al, Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2025
Scottish Sun
22-05-2025
- Science
- Scottish Sun
Mysterious mummy with face tattoos STILL visible after 800yrs found & scientists are baffled by the ink that was used
Cheek tattoos are rarely discovered - or are easily missed - "due to difficulties in finding preserved skin," according to researchers TAT'S AMAZING Mysterious mummy with face tattoos STILL visible after 800yrs found & scientists are baffled by the ink that was used Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) LONG lost tattoos have been discovered on the face of an 800-year-old South American woman whose remains were donated to an Italian museum nearly a century ago. While humans have been inking ourselves for millennia, according to researchers, the tattoos on this mysterious mummy are unique in several ways. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 A minimalist but uncommon three-line design has been found on her cheeks Credit: Mangiapane et al, Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2025 3 The left cheek was not as well preserved as the right, but there are signs of a tattoo Credit: Mangiapane et al, Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2025 A team of anthropologists and archeologists, led by Gianluigi Mangiapane from the University of Turin in Italy, found unique tattoo designs on the mummy, which had been unusually well preserved. The mummification process has darkened her skin, making the tattoos harder to see. But with an array of imaging techniques, researchers have been able to get a better picture of the unique designs. A minimalist but uncommon three-line design has been found on her cheeks - with the design on the right cheek being better preserved than the one on the right. READ MORE ON ARCHAEOLOGY GATES OF HELL Mysterious giant pink DOOR 'to the underworld' found in 4,400 year old tomb Cheek tattoos are rarely discovered - or are easily missed - "due to difficulties in finding preserved skin," according to researchers. "The three detected lines of tattooing are relatively unique: in general, skin marks on the face are rare among the groups of the ancient Andean region and even rarer on the cheeks," they wrote in their study, published in Journal of Cultural Heritage. An S-shaped tattoo has also been found on one of her wrists - a common placement for tattoos among South American cultures the time. The ink that was used is also pretty unique - consisting of magnetite, a black, metallic, and magnetic iron ore, instead of the usual charcoal. The mummy may therefore present "possibly [the] first evidence" of magnetite used for tattooing in the past in South America. The body was found in a sitting position with no accompanying funerary wrappings, ornaments, or grave goods. Shock footage reveals moment a medieval mummy is seized in house raid But her black hair was well preserved by natural dehydration, while a few pieces of fabric were stuck to the surface of the body. Researchers believe the textiles could be from long lost animal fibres wrappings or bundles. It's unclear where the mummy came from, due to relatively shoddy museum records in the past century. Her remains were donated to the Italian Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography in 1931, with nearly no context besides the donors name. Filed only under 'South American artifacts', the age of the remains, and where they came from, have remained a mystery until now. Researchers were able to date the remains to from 1215 CE to 1382 CE. And there are also some hints as to her origins. The way her body was seated in an upright position suggests a preservation technique known as 'fardo'. The body would have been wrapped tightly in this position with many layers of fabric and then tied in a bundle - a common funerary practice in Paracas culture, of the Andean region on the south coast of Peru.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Capitals are the only NHL team without a player in the 4 Nations Face-Off. It could help them
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Cruising to the top of the NHL standings by winning 36 of their first 54 games and losing just 11 in regulation, the Washington Capitals solidified themselves as a team to watch this spring. For much of the next two weeks, they'll be watching everyone else. The Capitals are the only team in the league without a player in the 4 Nations Face-Off international tournament between the U.S., Canada, Sweden and Finland. Perhaps that turns out to be a benefit for them, while other contenders in the Eastern Conference have plenty of representation. 'I'm sure everyone that was kind of on the bubble there probably would have liked to have been a part of it,' Washington winger Andrew Mangiapane said. 'But I think internally and selfishly, I guess, for us, it gives everyone a two-week break, almost, to recover. We've played a lot of games here so just to recover the body, little bumps and bruises, get the energy levels back up, and maybe that little extra rest maybe helps us down the stretch here and even in playoffs.' That's the silver lining Spencer Carbery — the overwhelming favorite to be coach of the year — sees in this development. While defending Stanley Cup champion Florida has an NHL-high eight players at 4 Nations, division-rival Carolina four and the still-dangerous New York Rangers six, the Caps have the only true break with no games between Feb. 9-22. 'It comes at a good time with where we are in the schedule,' Carbery said. 'And I think it just sets us up to give our entire group a good mental and physical reset. ... We're going to need every ounce of energy mentally and physically that we can find.' Mangiapane is right: Players like defenseman John Carlson for the U.S. and goaltender Logan Thompson and winger Tom Wilson for Canada would have welcomed the honor. Carlson played for his country at the 2014 Sochi Olympics and skated more than any other player in the league last season, while Thompson has better numbers than all three goalies Canada chose over him, and Wilson has a blend of size and skill that is exceedingly rare in the sport. Perhaps management and coaches for USA Hockey and Hockey Canada will regret not picking them, and all three are candidates to play at the Milan Olympics a year from now, but the current circumstances have their minds set on the remainder of this season. 'We're focused on what we can control and get us best prepared, whether it's rest or some work or whatever over the break and everybody's going to be different in terms of that and get ready for the rest of the year,' Carlson said. 'We're going pretty good right now, and the last thing we want to do is take our foot off the gas.' Just about everything has worked out for Washington, from Alex Ovechkin scoring 26 goals in 38 games around a broken left leg in hot pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's career record, to newcomers like Thompson, Mangiapane, center Pierre-Luc Dubois and defenseman Jakob Chychrun fitting in perfectly. Only the best-in-the-West Winnipeg Jets have scored more goals, and the Capitals have allowed the second-fewest on average. They have the No. 1 ranked offense at even strength and have won games by scores that run the gamut from 1-0 to 7-4. "Our depth really plays a role in it,' Mangiapane said. 'It's not just one guy kind of doing it every game. I feel like it's coming from all four lines, all D pairings and the goalies have been playing great. That's what winning teams have.' Some winning teams have a lot of players going to Montreal and then Boston for 4 Nations, most notably the Panthers. They've collectively played a lot of hockey after back-to-back trips to the final, but coach Paul Maurice wants his players in the tournament to 'play as hard as they can and take the entire experience in,' seeing in the past how making a national team is an injection of pride to those not accustomed to it. 'When a guy went up and got to walk into that room with all the great players from his country, he came back and he viewed himself differently,' Maurice said. 'We're not going to see any fatigue from these players. I think it's a huge boost to the confidence, speed. They view themselves differently. Now, they're part of the best in the league.' The Capitals don't have a player in the top 30 in scoring, and a couple of their better players are from countries not involved in the tournament: Ovechkin from Russia and 22-goal scorer Aliaksei Protas from Belarus. Defenseman Martin Fehervary, if healthy, will almost certainly play for Slovakia in Milan. With that goal a long ways off, the immediate priority is navigating a stretch without hockey, something Carlson knows there's no perfect formula for. 'Just take care of yourself,' the 35-year-old veteran said. 'Mentally, it's a nice break. I think it's most useful, probably, for that, unless you're going through an injury or something like that and that time would be huge. But just the day-to-day mental load that we all have in here, it's nice to get away from it, get away from the meetings and the constant pressure of it all.' When the season resumes, the Caps will play 27 games in 55 days, looking to best position themselves for the playoffs. They have not won a series since their Stanley Cup run in 2018 and are aiming to end that drought. 'It's going to be a grind coming down the stretch,' Carbery said. 'We know that, and the way that we have to play, it's going to be taxing and it's going to be one of the hardest things these guys do is playing and hopefully playing for a long, long time into the spring.' ___ AP NHL:
Associated Press
07-02-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Capitals are the only NHL team without a player in the 4 Nations Face-Off. It could help them
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Cruising to the top of the NHL standings by winning 36 of their first 54 games and losing just 11 in regulation, the Washington Capitals solidified themselves as a team to watch this spring. For much of the next two weeks, they'll be watching everyone else. The Capitals are the only team in the league without a player in the 4 Nations Face-Off international tournament between the U.S., Canada, Sweden and Finland. Perhaps that turns out to be a benefit for them, while other contenders in the Eastern Conference have plenty of representation. 'I'm sure everyone that was kind of on the bubble there probably would have liked to have been a part of it,' Washington winger Andrew Mangiapane said. 'But I think internally and selfishly, I guess, for us, it gives everyone a two-week break, almost, to recover. We've played a lot of games here so just to recover the body, little bumps and bruises, get the energy levels back up, and maybe that little extra rest maybe helps us down the stretch here and even in playoffs.' That's the silver lining Spencer Carbery — the overwhelming favorite to be coach of the year — sees in this development. While defending Stanley Cup champion Florida has an NHL-high eight players at 4 Nations, division-rival Carolina four and the still-dangerous New York Rangers six, the Caps have the only true break with no games between Feb. 9-22. 'It comes at a good time with where we are in the schedule,' Carbery said. 'And I think it just sets us up to give our entire group a good mental and physical reset. ... We're going to need every ounce of energy mentally and physically that we can find.' Mangiapane is right: Players like defenseman John Carlson for the U.S. and goaltender Logan Thompson and winger Tom Wilson for Canada would have welcomed the honor. Carlson played for his country at the 2014 Sochi Olympics and skated more than any other player in the league last season, while Thompson has better numbers than all three goalies Canada chose over him, and Wilson has a blend of size and skill that is exceedingly rare in the sport. Perhaps management and coaches for USA Hockey and Hockey Canada will regret not picking them, and all three are candidates to play at the Milan Olympics a year from now, but the current circumstances have their minds set on the remainder of this season. 'We're focused on what we can control and get us best prepared, whether it's rest or some work or whatever over the break and everybody's going to be different in terms of that and get ready for the rest of the year,' Carlson said. 'We're going pretty good right now, and the last thing we want to do is take our foot off the gas.' Just about everything has worked out for Washington, from Alex Ovechkin scoring 26 goals in 38 games around a broken left leg in hot pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's career record, to newcomers like Thompson, Mangiapane, center Pierre-Luc Dubois and defenseman Jakob Chychrun fitting in perfectly. Only the best-in-the-West Winnipeg Jets have scored more goals, and the Capitals have allowed the second-fewest on average. They have the No. 1 ranked offense at even strength and have won games by scores that run the gamut from 1-0 to 7-4. 'Our depth really plays a role in it,' Mangiapane said. 'It's not just one guy kind of doing it every game. I feel like it's coming from all four lines, all D pairings and the goalies have been playing great. That's what winning teams have.' Some winning teams have a lot of players going to Montreal and then Boston for 4 Nations, most notably the Panthers. They've collectively played a lot of hockey after back-to-back trips to the final, but coach Paul Maurice wants his players in the tournament to 'play as hard as they can and take the entire experience in,' seeing in the past how making a national team is an injection of pride to those not accustomed to it. 'When a guy went up and got to walk into that room with all the great players from his country, he came back and he viewed himself differently,' Maurice said. 'We're not going to see any fatigue from these players. I think it's a huge boost to the confidence, speed. They view themselves differently. Now, they're part of the best in the league.' The Capitals don't have a player in the top 30 in scoring, and a couple of their better players are from countries not involved in the tournament: Ovechkin from Russia and 22-goal scorer Aliaksei Protas from Belarus. Defenseman Martin Fehervary, if healthy, will almost certainly play for Slovakia in Milan. With that goal a long ways off, the immediate priority is navigating a stretch without hockey, something Carlson knows there's no perfect formula for. 'Just take care of yourself,' the 35-year-old veteran said. 'Mentally, it's a nice break. I think it's most useful, probably, for that, unless you're going through an injury or something like that and that time would be huge. But just the day-to-day mental load that we all have in here, it's nice to get away from it, get away from the meetings and the constant pressure of it all.' When the season resumes, the Caps will play 27 games in 55 days, looking to best position themselves for the playoffs. They have not won a series since their Stanley Cup run in 2018 and are aiming to end that drought. 'It's going to be a grind coming down the stretch,' Carbery said. 'We know that, and the way that we have to play, it's going to be taxing and it's going to be one of the hardest things these guys do is playing and hopefully playing for a long, long time into the spring.'
