A tattoo referencing Christ was found on the 1,300-year-old body of an individual in what is now Sudan.

A tattoo referencing Christ was found on the 1,300-year-old body of an individual in what is now Sudan.

  • @markrEnglish
    20•1 year ago

    So what? This was the 7-8th centuries CE in a predominantly Christian region.

    • @SalamendaciousOPEnglish
      15•1 year ago

      From the article:

      It is only the second time that a tattoo has been found from medieval Nubia

      I think that makes it a little rare

      • @[email protected]English
        19•1 year ago

        Probably just means they had a pretty hard time finding 1300-year-old skin that was preserved enough for that.

        • @SalamendaciousOPEnglish
          1•1 year ago

          Which socioeconomic strata would that be?

          • @[email protected]English
            5•1 year ago

            You’re right, that’s dumb, I’m removing it. I was just thinking about how it’s frowned upon to have super visible tattoos in some places in our society, but that’s obviously not going to be apples to apples throughout history.