Researchers Unearth 10,600-Yr-Old Spirit Cave Mummy’, Reveal Modern Humans Came to America Earlier Than Thought The genome ...

Scientists have discovered 52 ancient Egypitan Mummies which date back to 2,000 years ago. Over a dozen of these have been found with rare golden tongues, which were believed to enable the ...

In the hushed halls of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the air isn’t just thick with history. A new study has for the first time systematically studied the smell of ancient Egyptian mummies. These ...

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

A new laser-based technique has revealed the intricate details of tattoos on centuries-old mummies in Peru, archaeologists report in a new study. However, not everyone is convinced that the new ...

Analyzing intricate tattoos found on 1,000-year-old mummies, the team discovered puncture lines between 0.1 to 0.2 millimeters wide in patterns reminiscent of details found on Chancay pottery and ...

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