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Researchers at the British Museum in London have discovered unusual shapes – including a bull, a sheep and S-shapes – on two naturally mummified bodies. The fact that these remains date between 3351 and 3017 BC forces us to rethink the history of tattooing. Next time somebody asks you what your tattoo will look like as you age, tell them about the Gebelein mummies.