A Christian tattoo has been discovered high on the inner thigh of a mummified Sudanese woman. New images released by the British Museum show the ancient ink, which dates back to 1,300 years ago.

There were also tattoos of the Egyptian Goddess Bes, seen as the protector of women in labor, on a woman’s upper thigh. In both cases, these ancient tattoos were regarded as a kind of talisman ...

Tattoos across many faiths. The early Christian Apostle Paul is recorded in the Bible in Galatians 6:17 as saying, “From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the ...

This Christian tattoo, however, ... the other belonging to a 20- to 35-year-old woman with the monogram of the Archangel Michael on her thigh, according to the study. ...

A Christian tattoo has been discovered high on the inner thigh of a mummified Sudanese woman. New images released by the British Museum show the ancient ink, which dates back to 1,300 years ago.

Ötzi the prehistoric iceman had 61 tattoos preserved on its body, and researchers have been investigating their meaning since the mummy was discovered 30 years ago. CNN values your feedback 1.

When the 5,300-year-old mummy of Ötzi the Iceman was found 30 years ago, researchers found 61 tattoos on it. A scholar explains how tattoos have been a sacred part of many cultures across the world.

A Christian tattoo has been discovered high on the inner thigh of a mummified Sudanese woman. New images released by the British Museum show the ancient ink, which dates back to 1,300 years ago.

A Christian tattoo has been discovered high on the inner thigh of a mummified Sudanese woman. New images released by the British Museum show the ancient ink, which dates back to 1,300 years ago. CT ...