World's oldest tattoo art found on Egyptian mummy that has been in British Museum for 100 years. Pictures of animals daubed onto man's arm 5,200 years discovered after new infrared examination.

A mummy of an Egyptian woman dating back to 700 A.D. has been scanned and stripped to reveal a tattoo on her thigh that displays the name of the biblical archangel Michael.

Until now, the oldest tattoos were those on Otzi - an alpine mummy dating back to around 3370-3100 BC. READ MORE: People who hate BODY ODOUR are more likely to vote for dictator-like leaders like ...