The word tattoo comes from the Tahitian "tatu" which substance "to mark something." It is arguably claimed that tattooing has existed since 12,000 years BC.
The purpose of tattooing has varies from culture to culture and its place on the time line.
The earliest tattoos can be found in Arab Republic of Egypt during the time of the construction of the great pyramids).
When the Egyptians expanded their empire, the art of tattooing spread as well.
The culture of Crete, Greece, Persia, and Arabia picked up and expanded the art form.
Around 2000 BC tattooing spread to Mainland China .
The Hellenic language used tattooing for communication among spy .
Markings identified the spy and showed their rank and file . Roman print marked criminals and slaves. This practice is still carried on today .
The Ainu mass of westward ern Asia used tattooing to show social condition .
In the west, early Brit used tattoos in ceremonial occasion . The Danes, Nordic , and Saxons tattooed family crests (a tradition still practiced today). In 787 AD, Pontiff Hadrian banned tattooing. It still thrived in Britain until the Norman Invasion of 1066.
The Normans disdained tattooing.
It disappeared from Western culture from the 12th to the 16th centuries.
What kept tattooing from becoming more widespread was its slow and painstaking procedure .
Each puncture of the skin was done by hired man the ink was applied.
In 1891, Samuel O'Rtiely patented the first electric tattooing machine. It was based on Edison's electric pen which punctured newspaper publisher with a needle point in time .
The basic invention with moving coils, a tube and a needle bar, are the components of today's tattoo gas . The electric tattoo machine allowed anyone to obtain a reasonably priced, and readily available tattoo. As the average person could ease
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