A tattoo referencing Christ was found on the 1,300-year-old body of an individual in what is now Sudan.

Scientists in Sudan have discovered a tattoo with references to Jesus Christ on a 1,300-year-old body excavated in a cemetery near a medieval monastery.

It is only the second time that a tattoo has been found from medieval Nubia, the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology (PCMA) at the University of Warsaw, whose members are conducting excavation and research at the site, known as Ghazali, said in a statement. Nubia is a region that encompasses parts of modern-day Egypt and Sudan.

  • FrickAndMortar@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I agree - you could just as easily make those blotches “coalesce” into a conventional dagger-and-skull tattoo, as you could into the shape shown here.