Siberian Ice Mummies

The Ancients

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🗓️ 30 July 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

In this special episode of the Ancients, released just hours after the embargo on new research was lifted, Tristan Hughes discusses the fascinating discovery of ancient Siberian ice mummies and their tattoos with Dr Gino Caspari, the senior author of the study.

The Iron Age Pazyryk culture, renowned for their elaborate burials in the Altai Mountains, is explored through their well-preserved remains and artefacts. Dr Caspari shares insights into the significance of the tattoos, the methods used to create them, and what these incredible findings reveal about the Pazyryk society.

Access the article here - https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2025.10150

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Presented by Tristan Hughes. Audio editor is Aidan Lonergan and the producer is Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds

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0:00.0	What inspired the serene images we all know of the Buddha?
0:03.0	Where does the image of the playful God Ganesha with his elephant head come from?
0:08.0	Discover remarkable stories from ancient India in this major new exhibition,
0:12.0	now open at the British Museum.
0:14.0	Be transported back more than 2,000 years through the breathtaking early art of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.
0:21.6	Ancient India Living Traditions runs until the 19th of October.
0:25.6	Book your tickets at Britishmuseum.org slash ancient India.
0:29.6	Hey guys, Tristan here and I have an exciting announcement.
0:33.6	The Ancients will be returning to the London Podcast Festival.
0:38.5	Now, last year tickets they sold out at record speed, so this time we've been upgraded.
0:44.0	We've got a bigger room.
0:45.6	And you, you can be there too on Friday the 5th of September at 7pm at King's Place.
0:52.6	Now I've invited Friend of the podcast, the fabulous Dr. Eve MacDonald,
0:56.7	to join me on stage where we will be exploring the gripping story of ancient Carthage.
1:02.9	Carthage, the Phoenician city that became a superpower, an empire that rivaled Rome for
1:08.4	control in the Western Mediterranean, and ultimately had a terrible traumatic demise.
1:14.9	Of course, the ancients is nothing without you, so we want you to be there in the audience,
1:19.9	taking part and asking us your burning questions.
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1:36.3	cannot wait to see you there.
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