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In China, the practice of acupuncture can perhaps be traced as far back as the 1st millennium
BC, and archaeological evidence has been identified with the period of the Han dynasty (from
202 BC to 220 AD).
The practice spread centuries ago into many parts of Asia. In modern times it is a component of
traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Forms of it are also described in the literature of traditional
Korean medicine where it is called chimsul. Acupuncture is also important in Kampo, the
traditional medicine system of Japan.
Recent examinations of Ötzi, a 5000 year old mummy found in the Alps, have located over fifty
tattoos on it's body, some of which are located on acupuncture points that would today be used
to treat ailments Ötzi suffered from. Some scientists believe that this is evidence that practices
similar to acupuncture were practiced elsewhere in Eurasia during the early bronze age.
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