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Digging for truth: Anne Austin uncovers tattoos and more in Egypt

Austin uncovered more than 30 distinct tattoos on a mummy at Deir el-Medina, Egypt. Her research has gone on to challenge understandings of the practice.

Digging for truth: Anne Austin uncovers tattoos and more in Egypt

Austin uncovered more than 30 distinct tattoos on a mummy at Deir el-Medina, Egypt. Her research has gone on to challenge understandings of the practice.

Digging for truth: Anne Austin uncovers tattoos and more in Egypt

May 22, 2020

Austin uncovered more than 30 distinct tattoos on a mummy at Deir el-Medina, Egypt. Her research has gone on to challenge understandings of the practice.

Michele Davis, Cornell Lewis and Emily Eden receive UMSL Hero Awards

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Archaeologist Anne Austin’s discovery of ancient Egyptian tattoos featured in national, international media

Austin used infrared photographs to reveal numerous tattoos on seven mummified bodies at Deir el-Medina, an Egyptian archaeological site. They had gone unnoticed for decades.

Archaeologist Anne Austin’s discovery of ancient Egyptian tattoos featured in national, international media

Austin used infrared photographs to reveal numerous tattoos on seven mummified bodies at Deir el-Medina, an Egyptian archaeological site. They had gone unnoticed for decades.

Archaeologist Anne Austin’s discovery of ancient Egyptian tattoos featured in national, international media

Dec 5, 2019

Austin used infrared photographs to reveal numerous tattoos on seven mummified bodies at Deir el-Medina, an Egyptian archaeological site. They had gone unnoticed for decades.