I am thinking about getting a tattoo. Do you know much about the art form of tattooing?
Yes it has been practiced since the Neolithic age. We know this from mummified skin and ancient art!
Oh wow. I wonder what they were tattooing on them selves. I am not sure myself. Are there different methods?
I also wonder what they tattooed.... Various colorings can be used, such as ink dyes or pigments.
I mostly see only black ink. I sometimes forget that different colors are an option.
What are you thinking of getting tattooed? Something symbolic or just something that looks cool?
Maybe something symbolic of where I am from. Maybe on my arm.
Cool! I personally like how tattooing is very acceptable today given that it wasn't as much in the past.
Very true. I am just scared of how much it will hurt.
Corneal tattooing
Corneal tattooing (also referred to as a eye tattoo) is the practice of tattooing the cornea of the human eye. Reasons for this practice include improvement of cosmetic appearance and the improvement of sight. Many different methods and procedures exist today, and there are varying opinions concerning the safety or success of this practice.
Reasons for corneal tattooing.
Causes or reasons for corneal tattooing vary from patient to patient. Most patients receive treatment to alter the cosmetic appearance of their eyes following disease or accident. Others
History of tattooing
Tattooing has been practiced across the globe since at least Neolithic times, as evidenced by mummified preserved skin, ancient art and the archaeological record. Both ancient art and archaeological finds of possible tattoo tools suggest tattooing was practiced by the Upper Paleolithic period in Europe. However, direct evidence for tattooing on mummified human skin extends only to the 4th millennium BC. The oldest discovery of tattooed human skin to date is found on the body of Ötzi the Iceman, dating to between 3370 and 3100 BC. Other tattooed