History Of Tattoos - Quick Overview
It seems that today tattoos are more popular than ever before. More than one third of Americans aged between 25 and 39 has tattoos. There are more than 20,000 tattoo parlors operating in the United States. Yep, tattooing is hot, but it's certainly not a new thing. So lets take a quick peek at the history of tattooing.
Tattooing is one of the oldest ways of decorating the human body. The earliest evidence of this practice was discovered on a 5,300-year-old mummy found on a mountain between Austria and Italy. Otzi the Iceman, as the mummy is called, had more that 50 tattoos on his body consisting mostly of simple dots and lines on his lower back, left knee, and ankles.
Tattooed mummies have been found throughout the world. One of the most famous is the ancient Egyptian mummy of Amunet, a priestess of goddess Hathor - the goddess of joy, love and motherhood. Amunet lived around 2160-1994 BC.
Ancient Egypt is commonly considered as the cradle of tattoo art and from there it spread throughout the ancient world - to Roman, Greek, Persian, Chinese and Japanese regions. Tattoos were and remain especially important to Polynesian culture.
Polynesians practiced tattooing long before the arrival of Europeans in the South Pacific. To them tattoos had spiritual and cultural meanings. Soon after they were visited by Captain Cook and other explorers, tattooing became a common practice in the British navy.
The word tattoo is believed to originate from the Tahitian word "tatau" which means "to mark something". Captain Cook was the first westerner to describe the art of tattooing with the word tatau. After his encounter with Polynesians in 1768 he mentioned it in his journal.
Thanks to sailors and explorers in the eighteenth century, tattoos gradually became popular in the western world. In the twenty-first century they are one of the most popular choices for body art and appear to have gained a wide social acceptance. - 2361
Tattooing is one of the oldest ways of decorating the human body. The earliest evidence of this practice was discovered on a 5,300-year-old mummy found on a mountain between Austria and Italy. Otzi the Iceman, as the mummy is called, had more that 50 tattoos on his body consisting mostly of simple dots and lines on his lower back, left knee, and ankles.
Tattooed mummies have been found throughout the world. One of the most famous is the ancient Egyptian mummy of Amunet, a priestess of goddess Hathor - the goddess of joy, love and motherhood. Amunet lived around 2160-1994 BC.
Ancient Egypt is commonly considered as the cradle of tattoo art and from there it spread throughout the ancient world - to Roman, Greek, Persian, Chinese and Japanese regions. Tattoos were and remain especially important to Polynesian culture.
Polynesians practiced tattooing long before the arrival of Europeans in the South Pacific. To them tattoos had spiritual and cultural meanings. Soon after they were visited by Captain Cook and other explorers, tattooing became a common practice in the British navy.
The word tattoo is believed to originate from the Tahitian word "tatau" which means "to mark something". Captain Cook was the first westerner to describe the art of tattooing with the word tatau. After his encounter with Polynesians in 1768 he mentioned it in his journal.
Thanks to sailors and explorers in the eighteenth century, tattoos gradually became popular in the western world. In the twenty-first century they are one of the most popular choices for body art and appear to have gained a wide social acceptance. - 2361
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Chris Hartman loves tattoos and has many. For some reason he likes butterflies. If you are looking for a printable butterfly tattoo to just print out and take to your favorite artist, check out some cool tattoo designs.
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