Primal tattoo methods
becoming a tattoo is certainly not something that is new. Men have been becoming tattoos for thousands of years. Most persons are familiar with the way that tattoos are given these days. Television has popularized tattooing and there have been many documentaries and regular TV programs in relation to tattooing that show have tattoos are applied.Few persons are aware of how tattoos were applied thousands of years ago. Scientists found a body in the Swiss Alps that have tattoos on it. Testing revealed that the body was 5200 years old. That is the oldest recorded proof of tattooing. It’s unknown why tattooing was done back then but the part of the tattoos suggests that it may have had something to do with medical reasons because the tattoos were on known press points.Regardless of the reason for tattooing way back then, the methods for applying tattoos were quite different than they are now. The tools used to apply a tattoo back then were quite rudimentary. The most common instruments were carved out of piece of animate skeleton. A piece of bone had one or more sharp tips carved into it. A taping device or stick was then used to drive the sharp tips of bone into the skin multiple times. The sharp end piece of animate skeleton was dipped into the ink and person applying the tattoo would position the instrument slightly above the skin. With the other hand they would rapidly tap the back of the sharp end device forcing it through the skin repeatedly.Early tattoo ink was in most cases made of a plant based dye. This ink was almost exclusively black. Colored tattoos didn’t come into popularity until much later. Regardless of for the reason that population chose to adorn themselves with these enduring markings, one thing is for sure. The desire to be tattooed has existed throughout the ages.
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