In ancient times, the Baiga people did not have many possessions, including clothing and jewellery, to assert beauty and status. They saw tattoos as something no one could take away from them.

Mystery of how ancient mummies had tattoos similar to today’s - The oldest known tattoos were found on remains of a man who lived in the Italian Alps around 3,000 B.C ...

Researchers have unveiled long "hidden" and finely detailed tattoo designs on the skin of ancient mummies from Peru, a study reports. Tattoos were a prevalent art form in pre-Hispanic South ...

Tattoos are believed to have been in existence for thousands of years. They were used to mark prisoners, servants and slaves. Ancient Greeks and Romans had them, so did ancient Indians.

Among the Indian exhibits are a sandstone piece of 'Worship of a stupa' from the 1st century AD, a basalt statue of 'goddess Tara with a water lily' from the 9th century AD and sandstone work of ...

Researchers used lasers to uncover intricate, hidden tattoos on 13th-century Peruvian mummies, revealing details of ancient body art invisible to the naked eye.