About 5,000 years ago, a young Egyptian male exposed his upper arm and presumably prepared to receive a tattoo of a wild bull, overlapping with a Barbary sheep. Preserved on his now mummified remains, ...

Tattoos found at the mummy's neck show several Wadjet eyes — a sign associated with the divine and with protection. Tattoos found at the mummy's neck show several Wadjet eyes — a sign associated with ...

The world's oldest tattoos showing figures have been discovered on the arms of two 5,000-year-old Egyptian mummies. Hiding in plain sight, the naturally preserved remains of a man and a woman ...

The two well-preserved mummies from Egypt's Gebelein site – a male and a female — have been in the British Museum's collection for more than 100 years. But thanks to new technology, archaeologists ...

SAN DIEGO — Modern technology is illuminating tattoos on mummified, ancient Egyptians that until now had gone unnoticed. Infrared photography has helped to identify tattoos on seven mummified ...

The two well-preserved mummies from Egypt's Gebelein site – a male and a female — have been in the British Museum's collection for more than 100 years. But thanks to new technology, archaeologists ...