No. 19, The Riverbend Prison Site (40DV83), A Late Archaic and Early Woodland Camp Along the Cumberland River in Davidson County, Tennessee

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No. 19, Fernvale (40WM51), A Late Archaic Occupation Along the South Harpeth River in Williamson County, Tennessee

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Tattooed Human Mummies, List Version 2.0

<p> </p><p>The following presents a global data set identifying tattooed human mummies from the archaeological record. The initial version of this list (Version 1.0) was compiled in 2016 for inclusion as Table 1 in the journal article “The World’s Oldest Tattoos” (Deter-Wolf et al. 2016). Benoît Robitaille, Lars Krutak, and Sébastien Galliot all contributed to that initial effort. Changes between versions are detailed below.</p><p> </p><p>Entries in the data table are organized broadly by date, and rely on direct dating wherever possible. Where radiocarbon data is available, dates represent calibrated ranges. Each entry also includes documentation as to the associated archaeological culture, site, and significant source material. At the present time, unpublished and/or unprovenienced specimens from museums and private collections are not generally included in the data set.</p><p> </p><p>Changes from Version 1.0 to 2.0:</p><p>· Deleted “Loulan Beauty” from Gumugou, Qäwrighul, China, who is not tattooed.</p><p>· Updated Egyptian data per Friedman (2017:Table 1)</p><p>· Improved citations and corrected date ranges as necessary</p><p>· New entries for Timbac Rockshelter; Centinela; Lambayeque mummy from El Brujo; Cemetery 2 and Cerro Colorado, Huacho; Zapallan, and Huaca San Miguel</p

Examining the Physical Signatures of Pre-Electric Tattooing Tools and Techniques

This paper presents the first experimental archaeological study to formally compare the physical characteristics of tattoos made on human skin using multiple pre-modern tools and tattooing techniques. Our project used eight tools fashioned from animal bone, obsidian, copper, and boar tusk, along with a modern steel needle, to create tattoos on the leg of co-author Danny Riday. Those tattoos were created through four different traditional, pre-electric techniques consisting of hand poking, hand tapping, incision, and subdermal tattooing. We then documented the tattoos over a six-month period to compare the results. This process revealed clear physical differences between tattoos created using different tools and methods. The resulting data is then used to assess preserved tattoos from archaeological sites in the Andes and Greenland in order to test assumptions about how those marks were created

The World&apos;s Oldest Tattoos

Highlights • Although tattooing has been practiced by cultures across the globe and throughout human history, the precise antiquity of the practice is unknown. • There has been a discrepancy between popular and scholarly sources regarding the identity of the oldest tattooed human remains. • Through reexamination of radiocarbon data we are able to identify the source of this confusion. • This research conclusively determines that the oldest preserved tattoos known to date belong to the Tyrolean Iceman, also known as Ötzi. Keywords Tattoo; radiocarbon; Chinchorro; Ötzi; mummies Abstrac

The world's oldest tattoos

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