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Needle tattoos have only been around for less than 100 years. Body art/war paint has been used for thousands of years, going back to the Bantu tribes in Africa, Mayans in America.
A concrete example of ancient tattoos was found on the mummified body of a man, which is dated to be approximately 5,000 years old, in the Alps on the Austrian-Italian border having over 50 tattoos on his body. The tattoos are located at points where his body was subjected to considerable strain during his lifetime and very likely caused him a lot of pain due to wear. The tattoos were probably intended as therapeutic measures rather than as symbols. The tattoos indicate that the man had undergone pain-relieving treatments on multiple occasions.
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What does a tattoo on the calf symbolize?
Tattoos, even one of a calf, do not have specific meanings. The meaning of a tattoo varies among the person getting the tattoo.
When was the first tattoo ever given?
Cavemen where the people to get the first tattoos
The oldest person to get a tattoo?
I have footage of tattooing my 92 year old grandmother when she was 92. I am Dave Kruseman of Forever Yours Tattoo Gallery in Douglasville Ga.
What is a Swastika tattoo?
A tattoo of a Sawastika
What does a tattoo of the number 1917 symbolize?
I would assume that any tattoo of the number 1917 would be a reference to the October Revolution of 1917 in Russia-the first, and only revolution to bring the working to power.
