The History of Tattooing in Europe

The typical idea of a sailor tattoo. A classic painting by Norman Rockwell.But tattooing in Europe dates much further back. Actually the oldest preserved human, a man who was found on the border between Austria and Italy - the Iceman - was tattooed (you can read a bit more about him under Ancient Times). That is of course no coincidence. People have always been tattooed in Europe.It was rather