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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Caspari and his colleagues turned to cutting-edge infrared photography to image in three dimensions the tattoos on the arms ...

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

Archaeologists have revealed intricate tattoos on a 2,000-year-old mummy from the Pazyryk culture, preserved in Siberian permafrost. High-resolution imaging unveiled detailed animal motifs and ...

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.