history: I have a tattoo of a rose on my right ankle. It's small but cute.
knowledge: Tattoos have historically been regarded in the West as 'uncivilised', and over the last 100 years the fashion has been associated mainly with sailors, working men and criminals.
response: Oh, really? Historically tattoos in the West were only for sailors, criminals and working men.
history: I have a tattoo of a rose on my right ankle. It's small but cute.
Oh, really? Historically tattoos in the West were only for sailors, criminals and working men.
Really so only criminals used to get tattoos? What was the purpose of them?
knowledge: By the end of the 20th Century many Western stigmas of the tattoo culture had been dismissed and the practice has become more acceptable and accessible for people of all trades and levels of society.
response: I'm not really sure, but tattoos became more accepted by the end of the 1900s, and people of all walks of life started getting them.
history: I have a tattoo of a rose on my right ankle. It's small but cute.
Oh, really? Historically tattoos in the West were only for sailors, criminals and working men.
Really so only criminals used to get tattoos? What was the purpose of them?
I'm not really sure, but tattoos became more accepted by the end of the 1900s, and people of all walks of life started getting them.
That is interesting how things change. When did people first start getting tattoos?
knowledge: Tattooing has been practiced across the globe since at least Neolithic times, as evidenced by mummified preserved skin, ancient art, and the archaeological record.
response: Tattooing has been around since Neolithic times. Archaeologists have actually found mummies with tattoos!
history: I have a tattoo of a rose on my right ankle. It's small but cute.
Oh, really? Historically tattoos in the West were only for sailors, criminals and working men.
Really so only criminals used to get tattoos? What was the purpose of them?
I'm not really sure, but tattoos became more accepted by the end of the 1900s, and people of all walks of life started getting them.
That is interesting how things change. When did people first start getting tattoos?
Tattooing has been around since Neolithic times. Archaeologists have actually found mummies with tattoos!
Wow so they have been around forever huh? That's amazing that even mummies have the tattoo preserved. Is it known what culture first started using tattoos?
knowledge: 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.
response: I can't say, but I recall that the oldest discovery of a human's remains with a tattoo was Otzi the Iceman, which dated back to around 3100 BC!