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

Research Reveals Delicately Detailed Tattoos Etched With Cactus Needle Onto Bodies of 1,200-Year-Old Mummies Researchers ...

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

A new laser-based technique has revealed the intricate details of tattoos on centuries-old mummies in Peru, archaeologists ...

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

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

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

An international team of researchers introduced a new technique called Introducing Laser-Stimulated Fluorescence, or LSF.

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.

This month, a new megaport in Peru will allow trade between South America and Asia to bypass North America entirely.

Mummies’ skin glows brightly when scanned by a laser, revealing the fine details of any tattoos on the preserved body part 1.

A former finance minister brings a big-picture perspective on what the Chancay port really means for Latin America.