If you look around these days, it seems that more and more people are opting for some kind of tattoo art. While tattoos has become popular in recent years, it wasn’t always considered a popular way to express one self. Tattoo art has had a long and interesting history and the tattoo goes back pretty much to the beginning of human civilization.
It was believed only a few decades ago that tattoo art was created first by the Egyptians. Tattoo art has been found in wall painting and on mummified corpses of a certain class of women. In fact, tattoo art was only used on Egyptian women- and only for the higher classes. These tattoos were used most likely for protection and almost exclusively in net dot-like patterns that were found over the breasts, stomach and upper thigh. They also included figures of Bes, an Ancient Egyptian god that protected women giving birth.
While it was believed that Egyptians were the first to cover their bodies with tattoo art, when the infamous Ice Man was found in 1991, he was too sporting tattoos, turning the theory that the Egyptians created tattoos on its head. For more interesting facts regarding tattoo art, Smithsonian Magazine has put together an article that should not be missed. Please visit the following link to read it: http://www.smithsonianmag.com
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