One of the first applications of laser-stimulated fluorescence in anthropology, the tattoos contain lines only 0.1 millimeter ...

Archaeologists in Egypt Uncover a Well-Preserved Mummy Wearing Gold and Blue Sky God Mask Archaeologists in Egypt unearthed ...

The 111 mummies of Guanajuato, Mexico, have faces frozen in eternal screams. Their eerie expressions make it look like these ancient remains have just witnessed something shocking. But don't worry ...

Egyptians: the masters of mummification Ancient Egyptians are perhaps the best known mummy-makers—though initially, it was their climate, not their skill, that preserved their dead. Arid desert ...

Preserving a frozen mummy is no easy task. There is no manual to turn to, and few individuals have experience in this area. The handling of each new discovery must rely on suggestions from others ...

Mummies of these figures are meticulously preserved and offer crucial historical information. Egyptian mummies are historically important and a popular source of interest for people even today.

Scientists have revealed tattoo body art covering the 1,200-year-old mummified remains of an individual from Peru’s Chancay ...

With a tool often used in the study of dinosaur fossils, scientists uncovered new details in ornate tattoos on the skin of members of the Chancay culture of Peru.