The discovery confirms a claim made by the ancient Greek historian Herodotus that the Scythians (circa 800 B.C. to A.D. 300) used human flesh for leather.. To investigate, researchers analyzed 45 ...

Archaeologists have made a 'grisly' discovery in Ukraine- leather fashioned from human skin by nomadic warriors 2,000 years ago.. The artifacts belonged to the ancient Scythians, who originated ...

Leather samples, including human skin, from Scythian sites in Ukraine. Image: M. Daragan Scythians in modern-day Ukraine made leather out of human skin, a team of researchers has determined ...

The skin was allegedly used for a ghastly project: making human leather. Lodge was expected to appear in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on Wednesday. Newsweek ...

It was like a Buffalo Bill trinket — but 100% cruelty-free. A UK woman redefined body art after revealing that she turned the four pounds of skin from her weight loss surgery into human leather.

Together they soaked her skin in special oils and chemicals, stretched it and dried it out, turning it into leather. Katie plans to use it in an art exhibition. "You can see my Caesarean scar, stretch ...

These ancient nomads made human leather out of their enemies. 2,400 years ago, a Greek historian described how the fearsome Scythians fashioned items from the skins of those they defeated.

Katie Taylor, 52, from Oxford, said the idea came to her once she decided to have weight loss surgery. The skin was put in the bottom drawer of her freezer before taking it to be turned into leather.