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  #1 Howard Barton on 17 Mar 12

   

  These remains dated back to 24000 years ago.
  
  In the latter 1800's Egypt, not to ever be left out of the archaeological race, reported the findings of a group of archaeologists. The one mummy of notoriety was that of Amunet, an Egyptian priestess. This corpse dated back between the times of 1994 BC and 2160 BC. The priestess had tattoo designs covering her body.
  
  The list goes on and on as we research one dynasty after another, country after country. To actually be able to put a particular date on the creation of the practice of body art is completely and utterly impossible. There is evidence of this practice found in the history of America, South America, Samoa, Japan, Polynesia, and even Hawaii. The list is endless.
  
  History also records several different purposes for body art, beyond the label of art. Some societies used it for medical purposes, some spiritual, and some as a statement of hierarchy. Today, particularly in the United States, it is an art form. Nevertheless, we can always take great pleasure in looking back on the various purposes and examples of this art and revel in the rich history that is to be found therein. Even those that utilized the Tattoo for more than merely an art form will go down in history as works of art themselves.
  
  Till now, there is no agreement on origins of body art. The causes of making tattoos on humans vary from nation to nation. Generally, they could be categorized as follows.
  
  Totems
  
  In the view of culture, tattoos are seen as totem marks. In ancient times, it's believed that people originate from some animals, plants and other objects which have special genetic relationships with them. Different people regard different animals, plants and other objects as their ancestors or guardian gods and they used to paint the worship images on their bodies as permanent marks. As time is passing by, different people in one nation tend to worship only one object which become s a national symbol. For instance, one tribe in the south Australia take kangaroos as totems which symbolize the whole tribe.
  
  Adulthood ceremonies
  
  No anthropologists have ever denied that tattoos are closely related with adulthood. In many ethnic nations and tribes, actually, adulthood ceremonies are same as tattoo ceremonies. When an teenager reach some certain age, he has to attend a special rite where his body would be painted with tattoos as adult marks. This custom is still popular in Australia and some African countries
  
  Sexual attraction
  
  Since tattoos mark the start of adulthood, the teens with tattoos prove to be mature enough to match the opposite sex for marriage. Some researchers hold that tattoos are body decorations for attraction of the opposite sex, as tattoos make bodies sexy and arouse heterosexual interests.
  
  Decorations
  
  In some nations, tattoos are seen as beautiful decorations on human bodies.It's also a kind of special art which reflects the special aesthetic consciousness of a nation.
  
  Identity marks
  
  In ancient times, hunting and battles are major activities for tribes. Each tribe has a special permanent mark on members' bodies, that is a tattoo, to identify their own members in battle confusions among tribes. Tattoos are also regarded as symbols of bravery in some nations. arm tattoo

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">These remains dated back to 24000 years ago.<br /><br />In the latter 1800's Egypt, not to ever be left out of the archaeological race, reported the findings of a group of archaeologists. The one mummy of notoriety was that of Amunet, an Egyptian priestess. This corpse dated back between the times of 1994 BC and 2160 BC. The priestess had tattoo designs covering her body.<br /><br />The list goes on and on as we research one dynasty after another, country after country. To actually be able to put a particular date on the creation of the practice of body art is completely and utterly impossible. There is evidence of this practice found in the history of America, South America, Samoa, Japan, Polynesia, and even Hawaii. The list is endless.<br /><br />History also records several different purposes for body art, beyond the label of art. Some societies used it for medical purposes, some spiritual, and some as a statement of hierarchy. Today, particularly in the United States, it is an art form. Nevertheless, we can always take great pleasure in looking back on the various purposes and examples of this art and revel in the rich history that is to be found therein. Even those that utilized the Tattoo for more than merely an art form will go down in history as works of art themselves.<br /> <br />Till now, there is no agreement on origins of body art. The causes of making tattoos on humans vary from nation to nation. Generally, they could be categorized as follows.<br /><br />Totems<br /><br />In the view of culture, tattoos are seen as totem marks. In ancient times, it's believed that people originate from some animals, plants and other objects which have special genetic relationships with them. Different people regard different animals, plants and other objects as their ancestors or guardian gods and they used to paint the worship images on their bodies as permanent marks. As time is passing by, different people in one nation tend to worship only one object which become s a national symbol. For instance, one tribe in the south Australia take kangaroos as totems which symbolize the whole tribe.<br /><br />Adulthood ceremonies<br /><br />No anthropologists have ever denied that tattoos are closely related with adulthood. In many ethnic nations and tribes, actually, adulthood ceremonies are same as tattoo ceremonies. When an teenager reach some certain age, he has to attend a special rite where his body would be painted with tattoos as adult marks. This custom is still popular in Australia and some African countries<br /><br />Sexual attraction<br /><br />Since tattoos mark the start of adulthood, the teens with tattoos prove to be mature enough to match the opposite sex for marriage. Some researchers hold that tattoos are body decorations for attraction of the opposite sex, as tattoos make bodies sexy and arouse heterosexual interests.<br /><br />Decorations<br /><br />In some nations, tattoos are seen as beautiful decorations on human bodies.It's also a kind of special art which reflects the special aesthetic consciousness of a nation.<br /><br />Identity marks<br /><br />In ancient times, hunting and battles are major activities for tribes. Each tribe has a special permanent mark on members' bodies, that is a tattoo, to identify their own members in battle confusions among tribes. Tattoos are also regarded as symbols of bravery in some nations. <a href="http://bodyartdesigns.biz" rel="nofollow">arm tattoo</a></div>

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