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Today, many people often strive to separate themselves from everyone else. Various people try to accomplish this task by wearing the “right clothes”, or driving the “hottest car”, but some will go and try a different trend, tattoos. Some people view this as the best way to express ones individuality, so why are so many people getting this artwork done? It may seem like a trend, but was really started a reasonably long time ago. Today, I want to take you through the history, process, and aftercare of tattoos. The basic concept of tattoos date back all the way to 3300 B.C. Archeologists, who dig up mummy remains, found that they have markings similar to tattoos. It is even possible that the Egyptians may have begun these 2000 years before the first known pyramid. This theory stems from Nubian mummy remains, which have been discovered with tattoo-like markings on their bodies. Tattoos were also very dominant in ancient cultures. The Mayans, Incas, and Aztecs have all been known to have tattoos. Ancient Polynesians even used tattoos to signify rank within their tribe. Also, Early Romans used tattoos to label their slaves, however when Christianity became popular tattooing was banned through out Europe.
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