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

“We were most surprised by just how detailed the Chancay tattoos could be,” Pittman tells Popular Science’s Laura Baisas. “The 0.1 [to] 0.2 millimeter lines we discovered are finer than ...

we can push back the complexity of ancient tattoos even further back in time.” The findings were reported in the journal PNAS. This story originally appeared on ZME Science. Want to get smarter ...

A team of international scientists recently revealed the stunning tattoo work of the Chancay culture—a pre-Columbian people group from the coast of Peru that thrived from 900 to 1500 A.D ...

A new laser-based technique has revealed the intricate details of tattoos on centuries-old mummies in Peru, archaeologists report in a new study. However, not everyone is convinced that the new ...

Highly detailed tattoos on Peruvian mummies were made with “special effort” around 1,200 years ago, likely using cactus needles or sharpened animal bones, archaeologists say. Researchers used ...

Throughout history, tattoos have been used in many ways ... The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational ...