Table of contents for Tattoo history
- ancient Polynesian tattoos
- Tattoo history in Asia
- dots and dashes (ancient Egyptian designs)
- Speculations on the nature of the first tattoos
- More resources for studying tattoo history
I’m not finished with my brief overview of ancient tattoos, but along the way I’ve found some wonderful internet resources for anyone who would like to learn more about ancient practices.
Here are a few:
Tattoo History (The Vanishing Tattoo)
A pictorial history of tattoos (tattoos.com)
Pigments of Imagination (National Geographic)
History of Tattoo (tattoo.co.uk)
Tattoos: The Ancient and Mysterious History (Smithsonian Magazine)
Check Google… there are a lot of great references out there.