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 ...

In 1985 at a construction site just outside Nashville, workers uncovered a small bundle of sharpened turkey bones and other ...

Pittman’s team suggested in the study that the tattoo patterns were made from punctures by a fine instrument, like a cactus needle or sharpened animal bone. Deter-Wolf believes that most tattoos ...

so "by better understanding what Chancay tattoos look like, we can start looking for patterns that may help us identify different types, classes or statuses of people." However, Aaron Deter-Wolf ...