A mummy of an Egyptian woman dating back to 700 A.D. has been scanned and stripped to reveal a tattoo on her thigh that displays the name of the biblical archangel Michael.

Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest known tattoo art – hidden on an ancient Egyptian mummy which has been on public display at the British Museum for the past 100 years.. Previously ...

Experts in the U.K. have found the world’s oldest figurative tattoos on two ancient Egyptian mummies, one of which is the oldest tattooed female ever discovered. The mummies, which date back to ...

Researchers found a tattoo on the upper arm of this Egyptian mummy. He is thought to have lived around 5,000 years ago and was between 18 and 21 years old when he died from a stab wound to the back.

Ancient Egyptian mummy has some surprising tattoos. By Mindy Weisberger. May 11, 2016 / 4:32 PM EDT / Livescience.com More than 3,000 years ago ...

These Egyptian tattoos, she says, were meant for show. "They're in parts of the body that would have been on daily display," she says, adding to what we already know about predynastic fashion.

But now, Dr Friedman's camera had also unmasked tattoos of a Barbary sheep and a wild bull on the mummy's arm. "I was astounded," she said. Gebelein Woman, found at the same site, has tattoos as well.

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 ...

A portion of an ancient Egyptian mummy discovered in 2014 buried inside a Luxor tomb was covered in tattoos — some symbols so well-preserved, that researchers were able to clearly label them. … ...

Pictures of animals daubed onto man's arm 5,200 years discovered after new infrared examination ...

Researchers found a tattoo on the upper arm of this Egyptian mummy. He is thought to have lived around 5,000 years ago and was between 18 and 21 years old when he died from a stab wound to the back.

The two well-preserved mummies from Egypt's Gebelein site – a male and a female — have been in the British Museum's collection for more than 100 years. But thanks to new technology ...