Some of the tattoos seem to have required special effort due to their intricate designs, while others are small and simple. “So, to some extent, ancient Chancay tattoos show a lot of parallels ...

Ancient Egypt had long practiced religious tattooing. Both the known mummy tattoos and heavily tattooed figurines in Egyptian gravesites indicate that such markings had ties to fertility ...

“We expect L.S.F. to work on other ancient tattoos from different cultures around the world and have plans to continue this imaging work to uncover similarly exciting discoveries,” D ...

Languages: English, Spanish Researchers have unveiled long "hidden" and finely detailed tattoo designs on the skin of ancient mummies from Peru, a study reports. Tattoos were a prevalent art form ...

The oldest known tattoos were found on remains of a Neolithic man who lived in the Italian Alps around 3,000 BC. Many mummies from ancient Egypt also have tattoos, as do remains from cultures ...