08-08-2009, 01:43 PM
Quote:Various bog bodies have tattoos, and Utzi the Ice Man was tattooed, so it's not a rare practice. Copper ores have a green or blue-green color. Copper in contact with skin will make a long-lasting greenish stain on the skin.
Do you have any sources for this? I'm familiar with Utzi's tatoos (they apparently were on his back in areas associated with acupuncture areas) but I've never heard of other bog bodies with tatoos/paintings. I'd love to get some more details on this; particularly what patterns they may have been in.