Ancient Ink: The Archaeology of Tattooing (McLellan Endowed Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (863 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0295742828 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"A careful, measured, detailed, well-researched, and interesting volume. It updates a huge range of scholarship on tattoo practices from across the globe."Matthew Lodder, tattoo art historian, University of Essex"Krutak and Deter-Wolf have brought together an impressive group of scholars to write about the antiquity and persistence of a near-universal human activity."Tanya M. Peres, associate professor of anthropology, Florida State University
Zidarov. Lars Krutak is a research associate in the department of anthropology at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. The contributors are Orlando V. He is the author of Tattoo Traditions of Native North America: Ancient and Contemporary Expressions of Identity and
The desire to alter and adorn the human body is universal. Ancient Ink connects ancient body art traditions to modern culture through Indigenous communities and the work of contemporary tattoo artists.. While specific forms of body decoration, and the underlying motivations, vary according to region, culture, and era, all human societies have engaged in practices designed to augment and enhance their natural appearance. Tattooing, the process of inserting pigment into the skin to create permanent designs and patterns, appears on human mummies by 3200 BCE and was practiced by ancient cultures throughout the world.Ancient Ink, the first book dedicated to the archaeological study of tattooing, presents new research from across the globe examining tattooed human remains, tattoo tools, and ancient art. It contributes to our understanding of the antiquity, durability, and significance of tattooing and human body decoration and illuminates how different societies have used their ski