Photography by: Brad M WildleyPhotography
Photography by: Brad M WildleyPhotography
In October 1991, the 5000 year-old frozen body of a Bronze Age hunter was found between Austria and Italy. His body bore several tattoos.
Ozti the iceman

The body, nicknamed Özti, the iceman, was found in a glacier and was so well preserved that scientists were able to make out a number of tattoos. These included a cross on the inside of the left knee, six straight lines 15 cm above the kidneys and a series of parallel lines on the ankles.

Close-up of the tattoos on OztiPhotos: Josef Pernter (bove) and Marco Samadelli (right)Both images © South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology, Italy
The position of the tattoos has caused some to speculate that the man had his body marked for therapeutic reasons, because many of the marks correspond to the position of acupuncture points.
My only question is: How is this dude not laughing? Wow!