Archaeologists have used cutting edge techniques to reveal new information about the intricate tattoos of a woman that lived ...

New imaging technology has allowed scientists to decipher the tattoos of an Iron Age mummy—and study them like never before.

A study published in American Antiquity has redefined the story of early human settlement in North America. At the center of this transformation is the Spirit Cave Mummy, the oldest known mummy in ...

The ancient tattoos, which would have required trained artistry and hours of work, would be difficult for even modern tattooists to produce, a new study suggests ...

The mummy was believed to be around 2000 years old, which would make it old but not nearly the oldest ever found.

The mysterious origins of hundreds of mummified bodies, known as the Tarim Basin Mummies, in China have been uncovered.

The depiction of a beloved 'Simpsons' character has been discovered inside a 3,500-year-old mummy's sarcophagus in Egypt.

LIMA, Peru -- A mummy estimated to be between 800 and 1,200 years old has been unearthed by archeologists in Peru, at a site near the country's capital city of Lima. Researchers from the National ...

LIMA, Peru -- A mummy estimated to be between 800 and 1,200 years old has been unearthed by archeologists in Peru, at a site near the country's capital city of Lima.

Prostate cancer found in a 2,250-year-old mummy was caused by genetics and not environment, according to researchers. The mummy at the National Archaeology Museum of Lisbon had a pattern of tumors ...

LIMA, Peru -- A mummy estimated to be between 800 and 1,200 years old has been unearthed by archeologists in Peru, at a site near the country's capital city of Lima. Researchers from the National ...