The most striking images from the world of science this week: including an anniversary on Mars, a maze of 1.5 million books, ...

Using near-infrared imaging, researchers uncovered extraordinary hand-poked designs of tigers, griffins and tiny roosters on ...

As in modern times, tattooing in ancient Siberia was an art that required formal training and artistic sensibilities, ...

New imaging technology has allowed scientists to decipher the tattoos of an Iron Age mummy—and study them like never before.

Tattoos may have been widespread in prehistory, with scientists discovering a plethora of body art on a pastoralist who died ...

The ancient tattoos, which would have required trained artistry and hours of work, would be difficult for even modern ...

Researchers reconstructed a roughly 2,000-year-old woman’s tattoos, from prowling tigers to a fantastical griffinlike creature.

Interestingly, the study’s authors noted that the mummy’s right forearm tattoos were more technically proficient and detailed ...

The ornate tattoos of a 2,500-year-old Siberian ‘ice mummy’ have finally been revealed using advanced imaging technology, ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a remarkable glimpse into the past through the discovery of a 2,000-year-old mummy in the Altai ...

New research into a Central Asian ice mummy has revealed the full details of an Iron Age woman's many intricate tattoos.

Tattoos are rare in the archaeological record, because skin rarely survives the centuries. But in the permafrost of the Altai ...