Egyptian tattoos often represent protection, power, spirituality, and the afterlife. Popular designs include hieroglyphs, Anubis, pyramids, scarabs, and Eye of Horus.

Tattoos are older than pottery and possibly fire — but where did they really begin? From Ötzi the Iceman’s 61 therapeutic tattoos to the sacred ink of Egyptian priestesses, this video uncovers the ...

These Egyptian tattoos, she says, were meant for show. "They're in parts of the body that would have been on daily display," she says, adding to what we already know about predynastic fashion.

From a card game mimicking the Egyptian tante (طنط) to a book translating Amazigh tattoos to a jingle that teaches children ...

From mummies with gold-plated tongues to a pyramid built for a previously unknown queen, here are 10 spectacular discoveries about ancient Egypt from 2022.

Tattoos in Ancient Medicine Ötzti died at a young age when compared to the life expectancy of people who live in Austria and Italy in the 21st century, but his body bears the marks of surviving ...

Their tattoos are roughly 1,000 years old and display ornate geometric designs, reminiscent of scales or vines, as well as an amorphous animal with a curled tail.