Anthropology student (and tattoo enthusiast) Ivy Boyd shares the history behind the ancient art of tattooing! From tattooed mummies to the evolution of the tools themselves, tune in every Wednesday to learn more about this beautiful long-held art form.
Tattoology
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Anthropology student (and tattoo enthusiast) Ivy Boyd shares the history behind the ancient art of tattooing! From tattooed mummies to the evolution of the tools themselves, tune in every Wednesday to learn more about this beautiful long-held art form.
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March 11, 2026
Genipap and the Chimú Mummies
<p>When tattooed mummies of the ancient Chimú culture were discovered in Peru, archaeologists were puzzled by the presence of a preserved fruit clutched in their hands... a fruit which is linked heavily to the paranormal and supernatural. What might this fruit, the genipap, tell us about the Chimú people and their tattoo practice?</p><p>Instagram:<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.instagram.com/tattoologypod">www.instagram.com/tattoologypod</a></p><p>Contact:<strong> </strong>tattoologypod@gmail.com</p><p>Music is by Universfield from Pixabay</p><p><strong>Resources used for this episode:</strong></p><ul><li>Lars Krutak, <a href="https://larskrutak.com/pre-columbian-tattoos-of-western-south-america/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">“Pre-Columbian Tattoos of Western South America”</a></li><li>Pablo Albarenga, Francesc Badia I Dalmases, <a href="https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/democraciaabierta/brazil-indigenous-lands-mobilisation-landowners-agribusiness/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">“Brazil’s Indigenous peoples mobilise against encroachment on their lands”</a>, Open Democracy, 2022</li><li>Rowan Menezes, <a href="https://jaguafactory.com/blogs/jagua/jagua-the-traditional-blueish-dye-of-the-shipibo-tribe-for-body-art-and-medicinal-purposes?srsltid=AfmBOorFJhdgrmP-9mWfdfRjKLYyhaO9xix4N9LmCfvzNdIqmy9qfaNk " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">“Jagua: The Traditional Blueish Dye Of The Shipibo Tribe For Body Art And Medicinal Purposes”,</a> Jagua Factory, 2023 </li><li>Sankofa Mind + Body, <a href="https://sankofamindandbody.com/genipapo-for-spiritual-ceremony-preparation/ " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">“Genipapo for Spiritual Ceremony Preparation”</a></li></ul>
March 4, 2026
Human Bone Tattoo Tools
<p>What a title for an episode! And it's not clickbait, it's not an exaggeration. But it's also not nearly as "grim" or "creepy" as it may sound, so I hope everyone sticks around to learn more about these fascinating, old, and macabre tattoo tools...</p><p>Instagram:<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.instagram.com/tattoologypod">www.instagram.com/tattoologypod</a></p><p>Contact:<strong> </strong>tattoologypod@gmail.com</p><p>Music is by Universfield from Pixabay</p><p><strong>Resources used for this episode:</strong></p><ul><li>Danielle Maguire, <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-05/worlds-oldest-tattoo-kit-human-bones-tonga-archaeology/10872926" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">"World's 'oldest' tattooing kit discovered in a box years after it was thought to be lost"</a>, ABC News, 2019</li><li>Megan Gannon,<a href="https://www.livescience.com/64947-tonga-tattoo-combs-discovered.html " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"> "2,700-Year-Old Polynesian Tattoo Kit Found — and the 'Needles' Were Made of Human Bone"</a>, Live Science, 2019 </li><li>The Conversation, <a href="https://theconversation.com/worlds-oldest-tattooists-toolkit-found-in-tonga-contains-implements-made-of-human-bone-109427" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">"World’s oldest tattooist’s toolkit found in Tonga contains implements made of human bone"</a>, 2019 </li></ul>
February 25, 2026
Oldest Known Tattoo Tools
<p>This week, lets have a brief chat about some current discussions happening in the tattoo field, then talk about the OLDEST tattoo tools discovered here in the US! </p><p>Instagram:<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.instagram.com/tattoologypod">www.instagram.com/tattoologypod</a></p><p>Contact:<strong> </strong>tattoologypod@gmail.com</p><p>Music is by Universfield from Pixabay</p><p><strong>Resources used for this episode:</strong></p><ul><li>Aaron Deter-Wolf, Lars Krutak “Ancient Ink”, University of Washington Press, 2017</li><li>Aaron Deter-Wolf, Tanya M. Peres, Steven Karacic, <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351273737_Ancient_Native_American_bone_tattooing_tools_and_pigments_Evidence_from_central_Tennessee" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">“Ancient Native American bone tattooing tools and pigments: Evidence from central Tennessee”</a>, Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, Vol. 37, 2021 </li><li>Bruce Bower, <a href="https://www.sciencenews.org/article/oldest-tattoo-tools-tennessee-native-american " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">“The oldest known tattoo tools were found at an ancient Tennessee site - Sharpened turkey leg bones may have served as tattoo needles at least 3,620 years ago”</a>, ScienceNews, 2021 </li></ul>
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