Tattoos
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7077261 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karen Bettez Halnon (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeost058 |
| OpenAlex | W4206248173 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
The word tattoo derives from the Tahitian word tatau , which means to mark something. Tattooing, the practice of inserting colored materials beneath the skin, has been traced across a vast historical, cultural, and geographic plain, ranging from Australian Aborigines ca. 60,000 bce and Nubian, predynastic, and eleventh‐dynasty Egypt to Thracian Greek aristocracy, 400 bce, and fifth‐century Roman Gallic warriors (Camphausen 1997
Ancient history · Archaeology · Aristocracy (class · Art · Eleventh · Geography · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies · History · Tattoo and Body Piercing Complications · Visual Culture and Art Theory
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |