The cleaning project quickly morphed into an archaeological survey after the team found a row of distinctive bricks.

The most violent period in Peru’s history still brings sorrow among the thousands who lost loved ones between 1980 and 2000.

One of the first applications of laser-stimulated fluorescence in anthropology, the tattoos contain lines only 0.1 millimeter ...

Located in the coastal desert of Peru, the archaeological site of Chankillo dates back to the fourth century BCE. This ...

Intricate patterns in the tattoos of 1,200-year-old mummies from Peru were revealed using a new laser-based technique. But ...

The researchers examined around 100 mummies from coastal Peru’s Chancay culture ... While designs on pottery, textiles and ...

A team of scientists from the Institute of Archaeology at University College London became the first researchers to utilize a ...

These days, more than 30 percent of Americans sport tattoos—but there’s nothing new about our fascination with body art. As tattoos take over contemporary culture, scientists are looking to the past ...

The researchers examined around 100 mummies from coastal Peru’s ... on pottery, textiles and stonework are more commonly preserved and studied by researchers, “when ancient tattoos are ...

This study provides insights into artistic representations that are typically preserved on pottery and textiles. Lasers help archaeologists study ancient tattoos on Peruvian mummies (Picture ...