Metal hooks weighed down with milk pots skewered the flesh of men’s backs as tridents pierced their cheeks and tongues.

Hindus will celebrate Thaipusam on Feb 11, to commemorate the occasion of Lord Murugan receiving the sacred spear from his ...

If you grew up in Singapore, you’ve probably heard of Thaipusam. Maybe you’ve even walked past the grand procession, ...

The silver chariot carrying the statue of Lord Murugan is set to keep intact a rich, 131-year-old tradition by leading the ...

Strange wear marks on the teeth of Paleolithic people in Central Europe have long puzzled scientists, but new research may ...

A group of Ice Age hunter-gatherers living in central Europe may have adorned their faces with cheek piercings at as early as ...

Skulls from Paleolithic Europe’s Pavlovian people have long been noted for their damaged teeth, with wear patterns evident ...

Parents in the Ice Age let their kids get away with some pretty wild stuff.

A biological anthropologist at the University of Coimbra in Portugal is hypothesizing that the mysterious flat patches found on the sides of teeth in ancient Europeans may have been due to the ...

Labrets are a certain kind of facial piercing—holes are made in the cheek, close to the mouth and then something is inserted. In modern times, such objects tend to be made of stainless steel.

But one researcher thinks he's solved the mystery: Ice age people as young as 10 years old rocked cheek piercings. These piercings likely signaled a person's membership in a group, according to ...