The tattoos were likely associated with Bes, the ancient Egyptian god who protected women and children, especially during childbirth.

Thanks to high-tech photography, researchers can now see previously hidden tattoos on ancient Egyptian mummies.

Friedman says other, later female Egyptian mummies with tattoos had been discovered, and a set of figurines with drawings on them did suggest to Egyptologists that tattoos likely existed at the ...

A recent discovery has lead researchers to believe that ancient Egyptian women wore lower back tattoos to protect them during childbirth.

Ancient Egyptian women wore ornate back tattoos to protect them during and after childbirth, a new study suggests. The hypothesis follows examination of mummified remains of two women with tattoo ...

Stanford University archaeologist Anne Austin found intricately designed tattoos on the body of a 3,000-year-old woman from Ancient Egypt.

The tattoos occasionally found in tomb scenes and on small female figurines which form part of cosmetic items also have small figures of the dwarf god Bes on the thigh area. What were they made of?

Some ancient Egyptian mothers got tattoos that were likely meant to protect them during childbirth and during the postpartum period, an analysis of their mummies reveals.

The ancient history of tattoos—revealed by inked-up mummies Humans have been getting ink for at least 5,200 years. Here are some of the most intriguing ancient tattoos, from cultic symbols to ...

Research has found that Ancient Egyptian women wore 'tramp stamp' tattoos to protect them during childbirth.

Ancient Egyptian women wore ornate back tattoos to protect them during and after childbirth, a new study suggests. The hypothesis follows examination of mummified remains of two women with tattoo ...