Ancient Nubian civilizations practiced something that might shock modern sensibilities - they tattooed the faces of infants and toddlers as young as seven months old. A new study using advanced ...

Infants and children in Nubia not only received multiple tattoos, which shocked researchers, but the practice also predated ...

These tattoo symbols hold deep, hidden meanings. However, not all tattoos have a straightforward meaning. Some symbols are mysterious and shrouded in hidden messages, spiritual connections, or ancient ...

Tattooing symbols that represent good luck is a tradition rooted in ancient beliefs. Ancient beliefs suggest that certain symbols inked onto the skin can protect, attract luck, or even connect us to ...

Harvey, Austin. "Archaeologists In Sudan Have Discovered 1,400-Year-Old Mummies Of Nubian Children With Facial Tattoos." ...

Researchers recently used near-infrared photography to get a detailed look at ancient artwork showing scenes of wild animals tangled in a fight. But these weren’t paintings on a cave wall. They were ...

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, ...

RANGIROA, French Polynesia — The origins of Polynesian tattooing go back to the first waves of migrations from Southeast Asia. The first traces of tattooing in Polynesia date back 2,000 years! The ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — To Grace Bao, it's more than just a tattoo on her arm. “This is actually a very common design motif when it comes to Batok across all the different tribes,” Bao said. What ...

The 1,400-year-old Nubian toddler tattoos are not isolated curiosities but part of a broader pattern of body marking that is ...

While most people worry about the pain of tattooing, studies suggest that being inked — and removing ink if you change your ...