Iceman's tattoos were associated with acupuncture

[Franklin]

pretty cool

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31965532/ns ... e-science/

[Dmitri]

That is very cool; thanks for posting.

[Brady]

Yeah that was pretty great.

Nowadays is the culture of acupuncture tattoos extinct? I've never even heard of its use.

[Chris McKinley]

It is very cool, but I thought this was extremely old news. I remember first hearing about it 20 years ago in anthropology class. Still, a great spark for further discussion, no?

[Ian]

[Chris Fleming]

[meeks]

The cross-shaped tattoo on his knee, and another one on his left ankle, also lay over Chinese acupuncture "trigger points," the researchers believe. Strengthening their argument is the fact that the soot-made markings are located on parts of the iceman's body not typical for tattoo displays, diminishing the notion that they served a more ornamental, aesthetic function

either that or it means he killed a fellow inmate...