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Tattoos in Germany

In 1988, the carved figure above was found in a cave at Hohlenstein-Stadel, in Germany and was carbon-dated to 32,000 years old. The body had thin lines running across the upper arm.


German mystic Heinrich Suso (1295-1366) tattooing the name of Jesus over his heart


Nora Hildebrandt


Nora Hildebrandt


Nora Hildebrandt

Lyle Tuttle has 3 pages of images of Tattooed Women from the Past

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