Dissertation Proposal Progression 4
After looking into my previous plan for the proposal I have realized my worry was true and to do that niche of an idea will lead to me going insane. I am going to start my research with something that will definitely make the proposal and that is the history of tattoos.
https://authoritytattoo.com/history-of-tattoos/
The oldest evidence of human tattoos is believed to be from between 3370 BC and 3100 BC. Otzi the Iceman was discovered in September 1991. Otzi’s body has a total of 61 tattoos.
Locations where tattooing practices have been recorded on human remains, include Alaska, Mongolia, Greenland, Egypt, China, Sudan, Russia, and the Philippines. Some of these date back to 2100 BC. Cemeteries across western China in the province of Xinjiang revealed mummies with tattooed skin. Mummies date as far back as 2100 BC, while others are considerably younger, dating to around 550 BC. Within ancient Chinese practices, tattooing was considered to be barbaric and was highly disapproved. Ancient Chinese literature refers to folk heroes and bandits as having tattoos. It is also thought to have been fairly common for convicted criminals to be branded with a tattoo on their faces. This tattoo was used to warn other members of society that this person could not be trusted.
Tattooed mummies from ancient Egypt, dates back to at least 2000 BC. Decorative purposes. Tattoos may have even been performed as a medical treatment.
Tattooing has formed a part of Samoan cultural traditions for thousands of years. part of social culture. English word ‘tattoo’ may have originated from the Samoan word for tattoo ‘tatau’. tattoos by hand in Samoa have been practiced for more than two thousand years. The techniques and tools used for this traditional practice have hardly changed during this time either. The tool is handmade, from turtle shells and boar’s teeth. ceremonies are held to mark a younger chief’s ascension to a leadership role. those who are unable to endure the pain can be branded with the mark of shame on their skin forever.
tattooing from the 5th century BCE in Greece. Tattoos during this era in Greece and Rome were used mainly on the outcasts of society. Criminals, prisoners of war, and slaves would be branded with their status. An example of the use of tattoos by the Ancient Greeks was the Athenians tattooing owls onto the Samians after defeating them. Slaves were marked with a tattoo in Ancient Roman times to show they had paid their taxes.
Tattoos were not very common or socially acceptable until the mid 20th century. Fully tattooed people became a popular attraction in and of themselves. One of the most famous tattooed people from the 1800s was John O’Reilly. One of the most famous tattooed people from the 1800s was John O’Reilly. The earliest mention of O’Reilly’s tattoos was in an article from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. The issue, released on February 22, 1887, mentions his tattoos are “hideous” and a reflection of his “barbarous practices.”
Emma de Burgh was a famous tattooed lady in the late 1880s. She worked alongside her husband and was inked by the same artist as John O’Reilly.
The timeline through the 20th cent is on the link.
It’s really only in the last fifty years that tattoos have become popular and mainstream.
The earliest tattoo inks were made of carbon and ash.
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