Infants and children in Nubia not only received multiple tattoos, which shocked researchers, but the practice also predated ...

Ancient Nubian civilizations practiced something that might shock modern sensibilities - they tattooed the faces of infants and toddlers as young as seven months old. A new study using advanced ...

Ancient Nubians who lived between the 7th and 9th centuries tattooed the cheeks and foreheads of their infants and toddlers.

Researchers have uncovered rare evidence of toddlers tattooed in Nubia during the Christian era, revealing visible facial markings.

Unrecorded artist's female figurine with hair in the “Hathor Style” and markings that appear to be tattoos from Egypt's Middle Kingdom (c. 1850–1750 BCE), faience and paint, 5 inches (12.7 cm) (image ...

Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, they created a culture that influenced both civilizations. The first tomb ...

This image is part of a weekly series that The Root is presenting in conjunction with the Image of the Black Archive & Library at Harvard University’s Hutchins Center for African and African American ...