Modern tattoo enthusiasts with access to numbing creams and electric machines might not appreciate the painstaking effort ...

A snake mascot in Quanzhou, East China's Fujian Province Photo: VCG. When Hai Hai, a zodiac mascot in the image of a snake, ...

Delicately detailed tattoos have been discovered etched onto the bodies of 1,200-year-old mummies uncovered in Peru. Although ...

On Tuesday, an exhibition on inkstone culture and examples unearthed in Guangdong was launched in the province's capital, Guangzhou. The Southern Han Mausoleums Museum is showing 276 pieces and sets ...

The research used laser-stimulated fluorescence (LSF) technology to highlight the body art from Peru’s Chancay culture.

Scientists use advanced laser technology to reveal incredibly precise hidden tattoos on more than 100 mummies found in Peru.

WASHINGTON (AP) — For more than 5,000 years, humans have adorned themselves with tattoos. In a new study, researchers used lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on mummies from ...