what is the origin of tattoo?
The world of tattooing seems so modern that we may not have noticed that this art is truly millennial and perhaps one of the first to be known on earth.
The history of tattoos is as long as it is fascinating.
The origin of the tattoo is not exactly known, because it is believed that this art became known by many cultures around the world, but in practice it is different.
Indo men's Neolithic period as the first “tattoos” more than 5,000 years ago, judging by the remains found in the late twentieth century, Siberia and the Danube Delta.
After that, it is known that in
Egypt, instead of coming pigments henna (which would also become a phenomenon in southern India), the women were tattooed to represent their social status and many mummies were marked.
At the same time Celtic and Germanic culture used the art of tattooing for war purposes; Japanese tattooed clay figures that accompany the dead on their way to paradise, and the Aztecs especially children tattooed just to pay tribute to bring to gods like Quauhtli.
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