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

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

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

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

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 ...

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