From ethnographic accounts and ancient Mayan imagery, we know that the Maya engaged in various forms of body modification, ...

Historical accounts and Mayan imagery led scientists to think that the Maya used tattoos for social and ceremonial purposes, but Mayan tattooing tools had never been found. James Stemp at Keene ...

Sculptures and other artworks from the Classic Maya period, meanwhile ... Sometimes called “hand/stick-poked tattoos”, these designs are created by applying pigment to the tip of a needle ...