If tattoos are prone to fading within a single human lifetime, imagine the wear-and-tear on the tattoos of 1,200-year-old ...

Centuries-old mummified remains from pre-Hispanic South America demonstrate the widespread practice of tattooing. Tattoos ...

My husband is Peruvian and he wasn't happy in the US. We moved back to Peru and I learned the rich culture of the country. I ...

According to a Live Science report, paleobiologist Michael Pittman of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and his colleagues ...

A new study sheds light on tattoo designs found on more than 100 mummies from Chancay culture, a group that lived on the ...

The intricate tattoos of animal forms and geometric shapes were revealed when researchers scanned the mummies with lasers.

In a new study, researchers used lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on mummies from Peru.

A celebration of art, culture, and family is now on display at the Kemp Center for the Arts, featuring the multi-generational ...

Lasers are typically used to remove tattoos from the skin with mixed results. These tight beams of light can also reveal the ...