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"Ancient Tatooed People of Central Asia "

I notice in the article you posted a reference to the Picts being related to the Scythians. I actually believe they are closer related to the Xiongnu

Oetzi the Iceman also has tattoos...they are made at well known acupuncture points.

Thanks--I skimmed the "Red-Headed Mummy" thread and copied it for future reference. Red-headed traits seem to be another important aspect of research into pre-Columbian migrations. As you're probably aware, Heyerdahl also discusses red-headed mummies when advancing his argument for Phoenician influence in the Canary Islands, Central America, and Easter Island.

The information about the Xiongnu is also interesting. I don't know much about them, but Scythian influence seems to have spread east into Iran and Russia as well as west into Europe, so the possibility of the Scythians as a common point of diffusion between the Celts/Picts and Xiongnu might be explored. Here are a couple links discussing hypotheses about Scythian influence in Iran and Russia:

ETHNIC ROOTS of the TATAR PEOPLE

THE SCYTHIANS, SARMATIANS, MEOTIANS, RUSSIANS AND CIRCASSIANS: INTERPRETATION OF THE ANCIENT CULTURES

On a related note, I'll also mention that the Norse epic writer Snorri Sturluson records a tradition tracing the origins of the German/Frankish/Norse tribes to the Black Sea, where the Scythians originated.

On Oetzi, I'm trying to find a link which mentions exactly where his tatoos are--do you happen to have that information? I know something about acupuncture, so I'm curious at which points the tattoos were made and what that might entail about their significance.