Kate Massie, a retired tattoo artist, says tattoo equipment can be traced back over 3000 years in Egypt.
“Archaeologist W.M.F. Petrie discovered two different types of ancient tattoo tools in Egypt, according to Cate Lineberry of “Smithsonian Magazine.” The first type was a wood-handled tattoo instrument with a sharp point, dating back to 3,000 B.C., found in Abydos, Egypt. The second type of tattoo instruments discovered in Gurob were made of Provigil pharmacy bronze, in a shape similar to needles. In modern tattooing, one type of tattoo needle is referred to as “flats;” the bronze ancient tattoo instruments look like flat and wide needles in a group.”
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