The body of Oetzi
In addition to “Similaun's mummy “, We could define Oetzi , the primitive man whose body was found among the Italian alpine glaciers in 1991, " tattooed mummy ", Such and many are the marks imprinted on his skin and still perfectly visible.Meanwhile, waiting for more in-depth studies and results on these signs, a new tattoo has recently been discovered, which is added to the dozens already existing, seen and wisely codified; however, it should be noted that these are not drawings impressed with a needle or a sharp object, but rather real cuts, perhaps made with the blade of a knife, inside which charcoal was rubbed, which is responsible for the still evident shading.
The meaning and purpose of Oetzi's tattoos is the subject of continuous research, but it is believed that they had a therapeutic rather than an aesthetic or symbolic purpose.