Tattooed Egyptian Mummies Offer Lessons About Body Art Then And Now
St. Louis on the Air · St. Louis Public Radio
October 13, 202018m 58s
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Show Notes
As a scholar who works with human remains, Anne Austin had long looked closely at bones. Her training is in osteology and Egyptology, and for many years she worked to expand the world’s knowledge about the health, medicine and disease of past civilizations. But in 2016, her focus suddenly turned from bones to ancient skin — and body art.