The intricate tattoos of animal forms and geometric shapes were revealed when researchers scanned the mummies with lasers.

After illuminating the mummies with laser-stimulated fluorescence ... at the Tennessee Division of Archaeology who specializes in ancient tattoos and was not involved in the study.

The intricate details of tattoos inked more than 1200 years ago have been made visible by scanning South American mummies with lasers ... “So, to some extent, ancient Chancay tattoos show ...

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 ...

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 ...

Archaeologists discovered more than a dozen mummies older than 2,000 years with tongues made from golden amulets. Ancient Egyptians’ idea behind the golden tongues was that they would help the ...

Archaeologists uncovered a trove of treasures from a tomb dating back to the Ptolemaic era 305 to 30 BCE in the ancient city of Oxyrhynchus, which belonged to an individual named Wen Nefer. The trove ...

Ancient “curse tablets” were found inside graves at an excavation site in France, archaeologists said. Service d'archéologie, 2024 While excavating a historic hospital in France, a team of ...

In a new study, researchers used lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on mummies from Peru. The preserved skin of the mummies and the black tattoo ink used show a stark ...