Archaeologists believe one tattoo artist owned the kit dating back almost 3,000 years.
Archeologists believe tools dating back almost 3,000 years—including a comb thought to have been carved out of human bone—make up the world’s oldest known complete tattoo artist's kit.
Dr. Michelle Langley, of Griffith’s Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, said in a statement: “As there were no other mammals of that size on the island at the time, and human bone is known to be a preferred material for making tattooing combs, we believe they are most likely made from human bone.”
“When Christian missionaries came through and banned tattooing on certain islands, people would travel to other islands to get their tattoos as they represented important aspects of their beliefs and traditions,” she said. “The actual tool itself—the comb shape and the way it’s used—hasn't changed much, and that’s why this find is so interesting. These ancient tools continue to be used today," she said.
Geoffrey Clark, associate professor of the Australian National University School of Culture, History & Language said in a statement: “These bone tattoo combs are a very specific type of technology found across Oceania. Last month, a separate team of researchers at Washington State University published a study detailing the oldest tattooing artifact found in western North America.
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