Decode the world's oldest tattoo on a 5,300-year-old mummy

The mysterious tattoo on the 5,300-year-old mummy has finally been deciphered by new breakthrough detection.

Otzi ice mummy was determined to be more than 5,300 years old.

According to Daily Star, new research shows that mummies of Otzi tapes have tattoos on their bodies during the healing process. This is the first time people have discovered health care efforts from people who lived more than 5,000 years ago.

Scientists at the Mummy Research Institute in Bolzano, Italy, discovered Otzi mummies, about 50 years old, suffering from chronic diseases. Otzi mummies have broken teeth, stomach ulcers and broken bones.

Expert Albert Zink, said that Otzi was treated by ancient doctors. Notably, 61 tattoos are all over Otzi's body, especially in the wrists and ankles, where Otzi suffers from many degenerative diseases.

To create tattoos, the ancient people used rubbing coal dust on small wounds formed by needles. This process is very time consuming and requires high technology.

Experts learn Otzi mummy.

The cure, combining a variety of herbs and tattoos, has been passed down through generations in the Otzi community. But experts do not know whether such treatment is effective.

Since its discovery in 1991 in the Alps, Otzi mummies have been examined and studied by many expert groups.

Earlier this year, experts discovered Otzi died of injuries from bows and arrows. The theory is that Otzi was killed by the same hunters, when an arrow was found behind.

Otzi's last meal has dried goat meat, used for long trips.