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

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

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

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 ...

And after using a novel imaging approach in consultation with professional tattoo artists, researchers at the University of ...

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 ...

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

Archaeologists have used cutting edge techniques to reveal new information about the intricate tattoos of a woman that lived ...

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 ...