Researchers had long understood that tattooing was a cultural practice in Nubia, a region along the Nile. However, poor ...

MASHPEE — Kerri Helme, a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, can often be found practicing traditional, Indigenous tattooing out of her New Bedford apartment — a cozy capsule that sits on East ...

Tattooing has continued to spark debate after a long history of social stigma in Korea. Since the 20th century, tattoos have long been negatively associated with organized crime in Korea. Gangsters ...

Archaeologists working in Sudan have uncovered something that upends assumptions about childhood in the ancient world: tiny ...

They detected tattoos on 27 people of various age groups and both sexes in the collection. The examinations suggested that ...

Tattoos can cause lifelong changes to the body’s immunity as well as affect vaccine responses, according to a new study. While studies have previously investigated the toxicity of tattoo ink, ...

Skeletons end up passing through my lab as either ancient, bioarchaeological finds or as modern, teaching tools. Bones are in various states of completion, having been damaged by an archaeologist's ...

As tattoos become increasingly mainstream, particularly among young adults, new research raises questions about their long-term effects on the immune system. A new study has found that tattoo ink ...