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Archaeology
A tattoo experiment hints at how Ötzi the Iceman got his ink
The findings challenge a common idea about how the mummified man got marked with dark lines.
By Bruce Bower
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The findings challenge a common idea about how the mummified man got marked with dark lines.
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