Rhoda and the Rooster of Pazyryk (Part 2) - Ep 40

In part two, Tilly and Ash continue their mission with Rhoda, artefact conservator and tattoo artist, to help the Hamunaptra Revitalisation Society bring back personhood into their reanimated - and potentially tattooed - mummies! In this episode, the team looks at the tools and techniques for uncovering ancient tattoos and asks why would someone tattoo a rooster on their thumb?LinksRhoda’s Links:https://www.instagram.com/rhoda.tattoo/?igsh=eHk4MDF5dnh0YWZt#Tattoos and Projects Mentioned:Identifications of Iron Age Tattoos from the Altai-Sayan Mountains in Russia. Ancient Ink, The Archaeology of Tattooing.Ancient ink: Iceman Otzi has the world's oldest tattoos (Smithsonian Museum)https://exarc.net/issue-2022-3/ea/examining-physical-signatures-pre-electric-tattooing-tools-and-techniquesDStretch pluginhttps://agenda.pucp.edu.pe/evento/xi-congreso-mundial-de-estudios-sobre-momias-1Tattoo Projects and Notable Instagram links:https://www.instagram.com/archaeologyink/https://www.instagram.com/totemic_tattoo/?igsh=MWVxYzNvMmYxenpsbw%3D%3D#Link to Tea-Break Archaeology’s episodes with Aaron Deter-Wolf and Danny Riday:Episode 20: Lascaux Cave: the original tattoo studioEpisode 21: Humans like decorating thingsContactEmail: [email protected]: @‌and.my.trowelArchPodNetAPN Website: https://www.archpodnet.comAPN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnetAPN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnetAPN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnetTee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724AffiliatesMotion Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.