Researchers investigating a medieval burial site found Christian symbols tattooed on one of the bodies' feet

Mon, 10/23/2023 - 15:31

Images of the tattoo on the top side of the right foot. These pictures were taken with a full spectrum camera and digitally enhanced. — Images of the tattoo on the top side of the right foot. These pictures were taken with a full-spectrum camera and digitally enhanced.
Kari A. Guilbault

Researchers recently discovered a rare Christian tattoo while studying a medieval site in Sudan.
The tattoo was found on the top of the foot of a body found at a nearby burial site.
Full-spectrum photography reveals the symbols of a Christogram and the Alpha and Omega Greek letters.

Archeologists studying a burial site near a medieval monastery spotted a rare find when examining one of the bodies: the faint remains of a series of Christian symbols tattooed on the person's foot.