Attention Getter: Everyone here has admired art. Whether a painting, sculpture, or music, to name a few. Thesis: Tattoos are an ancient and respected art.
Preview: Many cultures have developed their own versions of tattooing. Originating in the ancient times, it has stayed an intricate part of how humans define themselves as individuals. Body 1
Origin of the word Tattoo
The English word tattoo originates originally from the diary of Captain James Cook, an English explorer and cartographer. Upon his travels he was brought to Polynesia. In his journal he states finding “tattooed savages”. The word Tattoo derives from the Tahitian word Tatau, which means “to mark”. There after it has been in the English dictionary ever since. Famous specimens discovered (Beginning timeline)
There have been discoveries around the world of tattooed individuals, some going as far back as 5000 years! In Oct 1991, they found one frozen between Austria and Italy. The man, “Otzi” had a few distinct tattoos: a cruciform mark on the inside left knee, six straight lines 15 centimeters in length above his kidneys, and numerous small straight lines on his lumbar, legs and ankles. That actually signifies potential acupuncture use before it was even documented! Professor Konrad Spindler of Innsbruck University stated that “stated that the position of the tattoo marks suggests that they were probably applied for therapeutic reasons”. In 1948 between Russia and China, Russian archeologist Sergei Rudenko discovered a mass grave. The individuals inside were Scythian. Upon observing the bodies they noted numerous tattoos. Creatures, Griffins and monsters were displayed on their bodies. 1891, in Egypt Amunet was discovered. (The Priestess of the god Hathor, who lived in Thebes around 2160 and 1994 BC) On her body she had dots and lines tattooed. Some grouping dots and dashes were made into abstract geometric patterns. Egyptians are also widely thought to be the civilization that spread...
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