Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest tattoos on the arm of a 5,000-year-old Egyptian mummy on display at the British Museum. The astonishing find – which rewrites the history of body ...

Tattoos found at the mummy's neck show several Wadjet eyes — a sign associated with the divine and with protection. Ann Austin More than 3,000 years ago, an ancient Egyptian woman tattooed her ...

An 800-year-old mummy donated to a museum in Italy a century ago has revealed new clues about ancient face tattoos. But the mummy's origin remains shrouded in mystery. Some time prior to 1930, the ...

Researchers Discover 800-Year-Old South American Mummy With Unique Facial Tattoos, Ink Used Was Different Too. For centuries, archaeologists and anthropologists have turned to the past in search ...

LONG lost tattoos have been discovered on the face of an 800-year-old South American woman whose remains were donated to an Italian museum nearly a century ago. While humans have been inking oursel… ...

Covered in more than 30 tattoos of flowers, animals, and sacred symbols, this 3,000-year-old mummy is one of the most unusual that archaeologist Anne Austin has ever seen.

Laser scans reveal secrets of mysterious tattoos on 1,200-year-old mummies. ... However, future analysis of new mummy discoveries would be needed to test this theory, researchers say.

Archaeologists have found never-before-seen tattoos on the cheeks and arms of an 800-year-old Andean mummy, shedding more light on ancient cultural practices in South America.

A mummy from ancient Egypt was heavily tattooed with sacred symbols, which may have served to advertise and enhance the religious powers of the woman who received them more than 3,000 years ago ...

A Christian tattoo has been discovered high on the inner thigh of a mummified Sudanese woman. New images released by the British Museum show the ancient ink, which dates back to 1,300 years ago.

An 800-year-old mummy donated to a museum in Italy a century ago has revealed new clues about ancient face tattoos. But the mummy's origin remains shrouded in mystery. Some time prior to 1930, the ...