Ben Affleck has a massive phoenix tattooed on his back. He initially lied to press saying it was for a movie, but eventually ...

In December, workers installing natural gas pipelines near Athens uncovered a Roman-era statue of Hermes buried upright in a brick-lined pit near the Acropolis. Thessaloniki weeks ago unveiled a ...

Maha Kumbh Mela Mythology, History, Astrology: It is cold in Prayagraj, foggy with a chance of rain. Yet, on Monday (January 13), tens of thousands are expected to arrive in the city, to camp on the ...

The Brisbane/Meanjin tattoo scene has come on a lot over the last few years. Places like Tradition Tattoo and West Side Tattoo have been going strong for a while now, but the city has a bunch of ...

has proposed that the F2199 curse tablet is dedicated to "Mars Rigisamu," which is Gaulish for "Mars the Royal," or the Roman god of war. The inscription names several people — in both Latin and ...

A new study sheds light on tattoo designs found on more than 100 mummies from Chancay culture, a group that lived on the Peruvian coast between roughly 900 and 1500 C.E. Julia Binswanger Daily ...

The intricacy of the tattooed designs was comparable to these other art forms, suggesting that tattoos were an important part of the aesthetic lives of the Chancay. There was also some variability in ...

Researchers have unveiled long "hidden" and finely detailed tattoo designs on the skin of ancient mummies from Peru, a study reports. Tattoos were a prevalent art form in pre-Hispanic South ...

With a tool often used in the study of dinosaur fossils, scientists uncovered new details in ornate tattoos on the skin of members of the Chancay culture of Peru. By Becky Ferreira A culture ...

The intricate details of tattoos inked more than 1200 years ago have been made visible by scanning South American mummies with lasers. The mummies, belonging to a pre-Hispanic people known as the ...

The God of War video game series is loosely based on Greek and Norse mythology. Many of the gods were introduced early in the series and recur throughout many games. The game is acclaimed for its ...