The oldest record of tattoos dates back to 3300 BC when Ozzi the Iceman was found with a total of 57 tattoos on his still preserved body. Ozzi is the best preserved corpse from it's time period, and this is due to the fact that he was so frozen and covered that nothing could eat away at his corpse.
Tattoos have also been found on the corpses of mummies also dating from way back, in fact there are records of tattoos dating back from hundreds of years ago from most countries in the world: China, Phillipines, Japan,New Zealan,India, Africa and the Middle East.
Tattoos have also been found on the corpses of mummies also dating from way back, in fact there are records of tattoos dating back from hundreds of years ago from most countries in the world: China, Phillipines, Japan,New Zealan,India, Africa and the Middle East.
Tattoos were used for various reasons, ranging from medicinal, to the more common marking of someone belonging to a tribe, to displaying the ranks of warriors to just simply for beautification.
