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# Why Does This Mummy Have So Many Tattoos?
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/nova/extras/why-does-this-mummy-have-so-many-tattoos-ivknfg/
- Published: 2025-07-28T16:30:50.000Z
- Updated: 2025-07-30T03:00:13.000Z
- Description: Otzi, a 5,000-year-old mummy, has 61 tattoos arranged in 19 groups across his body.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: NOVA, #ZZZ_Show_8f1ff589-6222-4260-acbf-0523a6424abf, #v1.6, #ZZZ_Extra_45170c78-0923-4895-81e7-5bcbcd252028, #extra

Researchers used a unique camera sensitive to invisible light to discover the exact number and location of all of Otzi’s tattoos — including a never-before-seen tattoo on the right side of his chest.