Tattoos

Near-infrared tech reveals stunning leopard tattoos on 2,300-year-old Siberian 'Ice Mummy'

'It suggests that tattoos were really something for the living with meaning during life, but that they actually did not play much of a role in the afterlife,' said Caspari.

Near-infrared tech reveals stunning leopard tattoos on 2,300-year-old Siberian 'Ice Mummy'.
 Statistics show there are more tattooed women than me

Tattoos — what no one tells you before the needle hits your skin

 University of Turin team discovers unique facial tattoos on 800-year-old South American mummy.

University of Turin team discovers unique facial tattoos on 800-year-old South American mummy

 Archaeologists discover first known Maya tattooing tools in Belize cave. Illustration.

Archaeologists discover first known Maya tattooing tools in Belize cave


Thousands, some in a trance, pay homage to a sacred Thai tattoo master

Many attend the ritual hoping it will help recharge the holiness of their tattoos and boost their luck.

 A devotee in trance mimics a beast during a religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra monastery

Freed Gaza hostage Mia Schem gets new tattoo in memory of Oct. 7

After returning to Israel following over 50 days in Hamas captivity, Mia Shem shares a photo on Instagram showcasing her new tattoo and reflecting on the date of her abduction, October 7, 2023.

 Mia?Schem, 21, reunites with her family following her release after being held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel

October 7 massacre immortalized through tattoos

Tattoo requests have surged across Israel as people use it to commemorate the October 7 massacre in southern Israel.

 An Israeli is seen getting a tattoo to commemorate the October 7 massacre.

Healing scars: Medical tattoo artist to aid Hamas victims

"I felt a desire to give back," the mother of two told The Jerusalem Post.

 Artist and client share a healing embrace after scar camouflage session.

Accused antisemite Kat Von D renounces witchcraft, converts to Christianity

The famous tattoo artist shared a video of her baptism on Instagram.

Tattoo artist Kat Von D poses at the premiere of "Jackass 3D" at Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California October 13, 2010. The movie opens in the U.S. on October 15.

Woman with mental illness attacked, tattooed against her will

A woman with bipolar disorder, disfigured by a brutal attack, receives help to remove her face tattoos from a kind stranger.


'Harry Styles, David Beckham's tattoos hold clues about past lives'

Andrea Foulkes believes that people choose tattoos that provide insight into their previous incarnations, offering intriguing interpretations of Harry Styles and David Beckham's.

David Beckham

Couple accused of tying up, tattooing their children

They restrained their children aged 5 and 9, with rope, tape and a rag to cover their eyes and mouths while tattooing them.

Tattooing kit

How to make tattoos hurt less: Scientists make painless tattoos - study

While tattoos are wanted, and sometimes needed, the agonizing pain included in the deliverance deters people from getting them.

 A microneedle patch tattoo is pressed to the skin.

Number tattoos inspired by 'Stranger Things' spark backlash

Fans of the popular show Stranger Things have been tattooing numbers into their wrists, reminding many of the Holocaust.

 CEO of Netflix Ted Sarandos poses with show creators Matt and Ross Duffer at a special event for the television series "Stranger Things" at Raleigh Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, US, May 27, 2022.