The discovery of ancient artifacts in surprising places is not uncommon in a country as rich in history and archaeology as Greece. Relics are often unearthed during construction projects ...

The recent discovery is replete with brilliant clues about just how these ancient tattoos were put together and gives a new significance to the people's skill, which is artistic in nature.

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...

For more than 5,000 years, humans have adorned themselves with tattoos. In a new study, researchers used lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on mummies from Peru.

The oldest known tattoos were found on remains of a Neolithic man who lived in the Italian Alps around 3,000 BC. Many mummies from ancient Egypt also have tattoos, as do remains from cultures ...

Researchers used lasers to uncover intricate tattoo designs on mummies from Peru's ancient Chancay culture. The tattoos, dating around 1250 A.D., reveal geometric shapes visible through non ...

Tattoos on mummies degrade over time due to decay and ink bleed, making it difficult to study their original designs. But now, a new laser-based technique is shedding new light on these ancient ...

Researchers are using lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on the mummies from Peru. It is not clear how the tattoos were created, but they are “of a quality that stands ...

New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets with ancient cuneiform writing, a game board and large structural ...

Critics of the new study note that Pittman and his colleagues did not compare other techniques for examining ancient tattoos, such as high-resolution infrared imaging and multispectral imaging ...

For more than 5,000 years, humans have adorned themselves with tattoos. In a new study, researchers used lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on mummies from Peru.