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 study of prehistoric stone tools has suggested that a group of early humans ate a surprisingly diverse range of plant foods ...

The tattoos of 1200-year-old mummies from Peru can now be seen in exquisite detail, showing fine markings that may have been ...

The Related Group has offered to donate hundreds of thousands of ancient artifacts and other relics unearthed at the site of ...

Ellen Green, a postgraduate researcher with the University of Reading, analyzed “Quarry 1” from the Nescot site and found “it ...

Neolithic people collected and deposited skull bones in the center of a village as part of a ritual tradition more than 7,000 ...

New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets ...

The research has revealed that hominins who once lived in what is now Israel likely consumed a wide range of plant-based ...

A study of 780,000-year-old food remains has shed light on the diets of prehistoric human hunter-gatherers. The research has revealed that hominins—a group containing modern humans plus our ...

It is believed that a remote Indonesian island was once home to an ancient human species that could still be alive today.

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