their parents and usually answered with a no and its understandable why parents

don’t like any of it but their reasons are usually, it looks stupid, why would you want

something like that done, and for what? Then again maybe kids wouldn’t even ask if

they were more informed about tattooings history, the dangers of it, and the effect it will

For most people to truly understand body art then they must understand the

history and that it has been around for centuries. The oldest known body

alteration was tattooing, which dated back to the late Stone Age. The Europeans used it

and so did the Egyptians because of figurines with facial and body markings. In 2000

B.C. tattooing spread from the Mideast to the Pacific Islands by India, China, and

Japan. It is certain that the Aztec, Mayans, Inca used tattooing from mummies that had

been duged up. Most tattooing was used as a status symbol or rite of passage to adult

hood well other uses of tattooing were for religious or magical reasons, decorations, or

to enhance appearance. The first professional tattoo artist in the United States was

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