CAIRO - It all started 12 years ago, when Osama Dawood was visiting his family in San Diego, California. It was the first time he had ever seen a tattoo parlour and he was entranced. He became so ...

At the site, researchers discovered evidence of tattoos on the bodies of Egyptian mummies. The tattoos were likely associated with Bes, the ancient Egyptian god who protected women and children ...

Tattoos have been significant in several ancient cultures. The British Museum unveiled two ancient Egyptian mummies in 2018 with markings on them that previously went undetected, according to the ...

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The oldest known tattoos were found on remains of a Neolithic man who lived in the Italian Alps around 3,000 B.C. Many mummies from ancient Egypt also have tattoos, as do remains from cultures ...