Preserved in amazing detail on her mummified torso, the surviving images represent the only known examples of tattoos found on Egyptian mummies showing recognizable pictures, rather than abstract ...

Preserved in amazing detail on her mummified torso, the surviving images represent the only known examples of tattoos found on Egyptian mummies showing recognizable pictures, rather than abstract ...

The placement in the religious iconography of the tattoos suggests that they had a deeply symbolic religious purpose." This woman is one of three tattooed mummies buried in Egyptian cemeteries ...

Rihanna has revealed her latest tattoo – an Egyptian falcon flying in the shape ... the word ‘love’ on her left middle finger and a small cross on her collar bone. Rihanna sent a sweet ...

Some ancient Egyptian mothers got tattoos that were likely meant to protect them during childbirth and during the postpartum period, an analysis of their mummies reveals. When you purchase through ...

A recent discovery has lead researchers to believe that ancient Egyptian women were adorned with lower back tattoos to protect themselves and others during childbirth. The hypothesis comes after ...

Ancient Egyptian women wore ornate back tattoos to protect them during and after childbirth, a new study suggests. The hypothesis follows examination of mummified remains of two women with tattoo ...