Friday, June 11, 2010

Getting A (Sterile) Tattoo

Tattoos have been around since prehistoric times. Egyptian mummies have been dug up displaying tattoos. Humans frozen in glaciers 4,000 years ago bear tattoos. Cultures like the Maori in New Zealand use them as particular markings. And more recently, people wear them to express themselves. Some people think of their tattoos as art, and consider their bodies as the canvas on which the art is