Researchers Find Intricate Tattoos on a 3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Woman . A Stanford archaeologist says they had religious and symbolic purposes. By ABC News. May 27, 2016, 12:30 PM.

More than 3,000 years ago, an ancient Egyptian woman tattooed her body with dozens of symbols -- including lotus blossoms, cows and divine eyes -- that may have been linked to her religious status ...

Back in the early 1920s, archaeologists came across an ancient Egyptian town called Deir el-Medina near the Nile River. Previous research has shown that the town was active from 1550 B.C. to 1070 ...

Archaeologists discover oldest artistic tattoos ever on 5,000-year-old Egyptian mummy. By Mike Wehner. Published Mar 5th, 2018 4:33PM EST. Image: Renee Friedman.

Rihanna has revealed her latest tattoo – an Egyptian falcon flying in the shape of a handgun. Rihanna has unveiled a further tattoo of a falcon (Picture: Xposure) She’s known for her daring ...

The tattoos were found on a pair of mummies dating back about 5,000 years, one a female with "S" shaped curves on the shoulder, the other a male with a wild bull and Barbary sheep tattoo ...

Until now, the oldest tattoos were those on Otzi - an alpine mummy dating back to around 3370-3100 BC. READ MORE: People who hate BODY ODOUR are more likely to vote for dictator-like leaders like ...

PHILADELPHIA (CNN) -- The world's oldest figurative tattoos have been discovered on two 5,000-year-old mummies from Egypt. Tattoos depicting a wild bull and a Barbary sheep were found on the upper ...

Tattoos have had a variety of purposes over their 5,000-year history. In cultures from ancient Egyptian to Polynesian, they’ve served as medicine, rite of passage, good-luck charm, punishment ...

Rihanna clearly keeps abreast of tattoo trends. The R&B tat addict’s latest ink — an Egyptian goddess underneath her breasts — is on one of the hottest spots for female body … ...