December
11
/ 2022
Getting inked has been around longer than you’d think. While the idea of tattooing certainly seems like it would’ve been a more recent development, archaeologists have discovered quite the opposite. Tattooing has a long history that likely goes back more than 10,000 years! Just in the last few hundred years, scientists have made some fascinating discoveries about ancient humans and tattoos. Below, we’ll dive into some of the most fascinating tattoo discoveries from ancient history. 1.Ötzi’s the Iceman: Oldest Known Tattoos One of the oldest pieces of evidence of tattoos on ancient people is from Ötzi the Iceman. Ötzi was discovered in 1991 by hikers in the Ötzal Alps between Austria and Italy. After significant analysis, scientists determined that Ötzi
