In today’s generation, tattoos are seen as a way people can creatively express themselves. But in India, it is also seen as a Western ideology of freedom and identity. Tattooing has existed since ...

A UW La Crosse senior is combining two passions—archaeology and tattoos—into a groundbreaking research project that's ...

Hajichi, Okinawa's traditional hand tattoos, was nearly erased. Now, a new generation of women is bringing it back.

Mārama' director Taratoa Stappard reveals how his rebellious ancestors inspired his new horror movie about colonization.

Rihanna's three kids are becoming quite the artists. So much so, the "Love on the Brain" singer—who shares sons Rza, 3, and Riot, 2, as well as daughter Rocki, 7 ...

Traditional tattooing is an important cultural practice in parts of the Philippines, but many travelers have questions about safety. This video looks at how traditional tattoos are done and what ...

Tattoo ink collects in lymph nodes and interferes with the immune system, causing potentially lifelong changes to the body’s disease-fighting mechanisms. That is the conclusion of a study in mice, in ...

Biometric tattoos are revolutionizing future wearables through seamless health monitoring and digital tattoo tech. Pixabay, ilovetattoos Wearable technology has evolved rapidly over the past decade, ...

New Zealand was one of the last landmasses to be colonized by humans. When Pleistocene megafauna had gone extinct elsewhere in the world, New Zealand was still inhabited by the moas, giant flightless ...

WELLINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - New Zealand's parliament was suspended for a short period on Thursday when people in the public gallery broke into a haka, a traditional Maori dance, after the newest ...

Turns out, ancient body art is a lot more common than we once thought—and it's providing historians with new ways of understanding our ancestors. Archaeologist Aaron Deter-Wolf, pictured in his office ...