In 1993, Russian archaeologists discovered an intriguing find in the Ukok plateau near the Russia-China border. They had got information about a grave robbery. Digging at the grave site they stumbled upon a giant block of ice.
The team, led by Dr. Natalya Polosmak of Novosibirsk’s Institute of Archeology and Ethnography, began melting the block.
They found the mummified body of a 25-year-old princess known as the Siberian Ice Maiden. Polosmak and her staff found the princess had tattoos!