Its collection includes more than 5,000 ancient Peruvian textiles and the largest surviving assemblage of artifacts acquired from Native American people during the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

In the hushed darkness of a laboratory, ancient Peruvian tattoos glowed with new ... was already celebrated for its craftsmanship, seen in its textiles, pottery, and now, its tattoos.

Peru, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014. Credit: AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File While designs on pottery, textiles and stonework are more commonly preserved and studied by researchers, "when ancient tattoos ...