Tattoos

University of Turin team discovers unique facial tattoos on 800-year-old South American mummy

The tattoos were made with magnetite ink, an iron ore not previously found in any other South American mummy.

 University of Turin team discovers unique facial tattoos on 800-year-old South American mummy.
 Archaeologists discover first known Maya tattooing tools in Belize cave. Illustration.

Archaeologists discover first known Maya tattooing tools in Belize cave

 A tattoo studio; illustrative.

Woman nearly loses eyesight after inflammatory disease caused by tattoo

 New study links tattoos to higher risk of skin cancer and lymphoma. Illustration.

New study links tattoos to higher risk of skin cancer and lymphoma


Tattooed Jews: The experiences of Jews who got their first tattoos late in life

How tattoos are helping Jewish individuals remember, reflect, and reunite

 A tattoo depicting an outline of Israel, shattered like glass, with the epicenter in Sderot, is seen being tattooed onto the leg of an IDF soldier by artist Zohar Volkenfeld of the Highlight studio in Tel Aviv.

After 260 days in reserve duty, he's returning to his natural spot: A tattoo studio

Tattoo artist Nir Rovinsky sacrifices a lot for his country. At 26 years old and as the owner of a tattoo business, he put his personal life on hold, and the end is not yet in sight.

 A Nir Rovinsky tattoo

Incredible precision: Scientists reveal intricate 1,200-year-old tattoo designs on Peruvian mummies

LSF technology has revealed detailed fine-line tattoos with intricate designs as narrow as 0.1-0.2 mm, showcasing an incredible level of precision that exceeds today's tattooing methods.

 Incredible precision: Scientists reveal intricate 1,200-year-old tattoo designs on Peruvian mummies.

Pete Hegseth, Trump’s defense secretary pick, has Christian and Crusades-inspired tattoos

The nominee for US secretary of defense has a slew of religiously inspired tattoos that have drawn attention as Hegseth’s public vetting for a position in Trump’s cabinet has begun.

 US secretary of defense nominee Pete Hegseth

India Abraham: Healing physical and psychological scars through medical tattooing

Jerusalemite of the week: India Abraham is a practitioner of medical tattooing who had already helped scores of people before Oct. 7, but her work has taken on even greater significance since then.

 Medical tattoo artist India Abraham.

Mark Vientos has become a Mets postseason icon. His botched Hebrew tattoo may have an encore.

A young Mets player, Mark Vientos, has become a key figure in the team's unexpected playoff run, despite controversy over a misspelled Hebrew tattoo.

 Mark Vientos, left, celebrates his game-winning two-run home run against the Cincinnati Reds with teammate Harrison Bader, Sept. 6, 2024, in New York City.

Client dumps London tattoo artist after learning he is Jewish

Adam Silas told the Jerusalem Post he blocked the client, and later spent her deposit on Falafel; a Middle Eastern delicacy counted as Israel's national dish.

Tattoo artist Tin-Tin, head of the French National Union of Tattoo Artists, attends to a customer in his tattoo studio in Paris as new EU restrictions on coloured tattoo come into force, France, January 4, 2022.

Possible correlation discovered between tattoos and lymphoma – Swedish study

We already know that when tattoo ink is injected into the skin, the body interprets this as something foreign that should not be there, and the immune system is activated.

 An Israeli is seen getting a tattoo to commemorate the October 7 massacre.

Thousands, some in a trance, pay homage to a sacred Thai tattoo master

Many attend the ritual hoping it will help recharge the holiness of their tattoos and boost their luck.

 A devotee in trance mimics a beast during a religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra monastery

Freed Gaza hostage Mia Schem gets new tattoo in memory of Oct. 7

After returning to Israel following over 50 days in Hamas captivity, Mia Shem shares a photo on Instagram showcasing her new tattoo and reflecting on the date of her abduction, October 7, 2023.

 Mia?Schem, 21, reunites with her family following her release after being held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel

October 7 massacre immortalized through tattoos

Tattoo requests have surged across Israel as people use it to commemorate the October 7 massacre in southern Israel.

 An Israeli is seen getting a tattoo to commemorate the October 7 massacre.