'Christ' tattoo discovered on 1,300-year-old body in Sudan

Scientists in Sudan have discovered a tattoo with references to Jesus Christ on a 1,300-year-old body excavated in a cemetery near a medieval monastery.

Found on the right foot of an individual, who is likely a man, the tattoo has what scholars call the"Chi-Rho" symbol, along with the Greek letters alpha and omega, the statement said.The Chi-Rho symbol combines the Greek letters"chi" and"rho" to form an abbreviation for Christ, the statement said, noting that this abbreviation debuted around A.D. 324, when Constantine became emperor of the Roman Empire.

While the tattoo indicated that the individual was Christian, it's unclear if they were a monk, Stark and Guilbault said. The individual wasn't buried in the same cemetery as the monastery's monks but rather in a burial ground that may have been used by people from nearby communities, Stark and Guilbault said.

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