Tattooing can be traced back over 5,000 years to a naturally mummified human named Ötzi, whose 61 charcoal-incised markings are believed to be the oldest tattoos in the world. The practice of inking ...

Ötzi the Iceman remained hidden to the world for millennia until two German tourists discovered it 30 years ago in a glacier in the Italian Alps. This 5,300-year-old mummy is not only perhaps Europe’s ...

Tattoos may be pretty commonplace today, but they have a special place in history. In some cultures, they have been strictly forbidden. For others, they were reserved for sacred rituals and to mark ...

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In today’s travel guides to Japan, tattoos are generally only mentioned in the context of places where tourists should be prepared to cover them up, such as gyms, public pools and bathing houses known ...

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A museum in Lodi is hosting an exhibit until Aug. 7 to showcase the history of women and tattoos. People can visit the "Tattooed and Tenacious: Inked Women in California's History" exhibit being held ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about LGBTQ+ identity, disability, and rural health access. In September of 1991, German Hikers were enjoying an outing in ...