8/29/2001 · A tattoo is a form of body modification where a design is made by inserting ink, dyes and pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment.The art of making tattoos is tattooing.. Tattoos fall into three broad categories purely decorative (with no specific meaning); symbolic (with a specific meaning pertinent to the wearer); and pictorial (a ...Ancient and traditional practices. Preserved tattoos on ancient mummified human remains reveal that tattooing has been practiced throughout the world for many centuries. In 2015, scientific reassessment of the age of the two oldest known tattooed mummies identified Ötzi as the oldest example then known. This body, with 61 tattoos, was found embedded in glacial ice in the Alps, and was dated ...
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