Tattoology
Anthropology student (and tattoo enthusiast) Ivy Boyd shares the history behind the ancient art of tattooing!
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Lindow Man, a famous preserved bog body found in Cheshire, North West England, is often regarded as the oldest tattooed person in the UK. But (plot twist) this may not be true... *cue suspenseful music*
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Resources used for this episode:
Miranda Aldhouse-Green “Bog Bodies Uncovered”
Don Brothwell, A Faith in Archaeological Science : Reflection...
For this episode, let's explore the subject of face tattoos and discuss ancient example present on the famous Thule mummies of Greenland.
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Resources used for this episode:
Maya Sialuk Jacobsen, Inuit Tattoo Traditions and the Complexities of a Revival for The Vessel, accessed Sep. 2025
Niels Lynnerup, The Thule Inuit Mummies From Greenla...
Animals, patterns, gods/goddesses, the Eye of Horus... these are examples of previously unseen ancient Egyptian tattoos discovered by archaeologist Anne Austin on the women of Deir el-Medina: a village of artisans and craftsmen who built the tombs for the kings and queens of ancient Egypt. What do these tattoos tell us about the lives of these women, and how does this help to dispel previous assumptions made about ancient tattooed ...
Recently, a TikTok video has gone viral in which the creator pleads with the audience to not get tattoos because they will regret them. Lets sit down and discuss this narrative, tattoo regret, and how it impacts societies views on tattoos.
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This ancient mummies breathtaking shoulder tattoo has become an icon in the tattoo world, with countless people sporting a modern replica on their own bodies. But what did her tattoo even mean? What more can we learn from this remarkably well preserved mummy?
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Resources used for this episode:
https://www.rbth.com/history/333847-mystery-of-si...
Details behind the art of ancient indigenous tattooing in North America have been largely lost over time, with colonization and cultural eraser to blame. So when Andrew Gillreath-Brown re-discovered of a thousands-of-years-old tattoo tool sitting in the archives at Washington State University, he knew this would help shed new light on indigenous tattoo history!
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Welcome to the very first episode of Tattoology! Let's start off strong with the incredible story of Ötzi - a 5000 year old mummy discovered in the Alps who currently holds the record for the oldest known tattoos.
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Resources used for this episode:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-did-otzi-the-iceman-get-his-tattoos-archaeolo...
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