Humans have been getting ink for at least 5,200 years. Here are some of the most intriguing ancient tattoos, from cultic symbols to complex horse motifs. The remains of the intricately tattooed body ...

Discover how India's tattoo culture evolved from sacred tribal traditions to powerful symbols of healing and self-expression.

The world's oldest figurative tattoos have been discovered on two 5,000-year-old mummies from Egypt. Tattoos depicting a wild bull and a Barbary sheep were found on the upper arm of a male mummy, ...

At over 5,000 years of age, these soot-based tattoos push back the evidence for tattooing in Africa by a millennium. BySamia Bouzid Friday, March 2, 2018 NOVA NextNOVA Next The 5,000-year-old tattoos ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — To Grace Bao, it's more than just a tattoo on her arm. “This is actually a very common design motif when it comes to Batok across all the different tribes,” Bao said. What ...

3D model of the tattooed ice mummy who belonged to the nomadic group known as the Pazyryk. The top images was created from visible spectrum photographs and the bottom from near infrared photography.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. More than 3,000 years ago, an ancient Egyptian woman tattooed her body with dozens of symbols — ...

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(CNN) – The world’s oldest figurative tattoos have been discovered on two 5,000-year-old mummies from Egypt. Tattoos depicting a wild bull and a Barbary sheep were found on the upper arm of a male ...