Scientists Chance Upon Rare 'Christ' Tattoo On 1,300-Year-Old Human Leg Bone
The tattoo depicts a Christogram, a symbol that forms an abbreviation of Christ's name. It comes from Ghazali, one of the best-preserved archaeological sites in Sudan.
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The tattoo depicts a Christogram, a symbol that forms an abbreviation of Christ's name. It comes from Ghazali, one of the best-preserved archaeological sites in Sudan.
A 1,300-year-old Christogram tattoo from Ghazali, Sudan is unveiling Nubia's enigmatic Christian past.
The Big Idea It's late on a sunny January afternoon in 2016 at the Mauna Loa Deep Background Observatory and Anne Poole and Mitch Calrus are sitting on ...
Based in the Peak District, Nicholas Holt is a photographer with a passion for lesser-trodden parts of the world and his images celebrate their wildness, natural beauty and traditional cultures. Here, he shares some of his favourite encounters and experiences from his time on the road. Camels at a watering hole In January 2020 I crossed Sudan’s Bayuda Desert with a small team of westerners and Bedouin guides. Our arrival at Jakdal Wells – a muddy-looking watering hole surrounded by a natural amphitheatre of rock – marked the halfway point of our journey, and we stopped as Belah, our ch...