Experts in the U.K. have found the world’s oldest figurative tattoos on two ancient Egyptian mummies, one of which is the oldest tattooed female ever discovered. The mummies, which date back to ...

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, ...

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A mummy of an Egyptian woman dating back to 700 A.D. has been scanned and stripped to reveal a tattoo on her thigh that displays the name of the biblical archangel Michael. The discovery, announced by ...

A Stanford archaeologist says they had religious and symbolic purposes. Stanford University archaeologist Anne Austin found intricately designed tattoos on the body of a 3,000-year-old woman from ...

Tattoos found at the mummy's neck show several Wadjet eyes — a sign associated with the divine and with protection. Tattoos found at the mummy's neck show several Wadjet eyes — a sign associated with ...

Archaeologist Renee Freidman couldn't believe her eyes. She was pointing a digital infra-red camera at a 5,500-year-old Egyptian mummy on display at the British Museum. "I said, 'Mmm, there's a smudge ...

TATTOOS depicting animals, gods and floral patterns have been found “hidden” on 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummies. The ancient body art, found on seven female mummies, may help shed light on why the ...

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At top is the infrared image of the male mummy known as Gebelein Man. On the lower left is a detail of the tattoos observed on his right arm under infrared light. On the lower right are the mummy and ...

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 — ...