Turns out, ancient body art is a lot more common than we once thought—and it's providing historians with new ways of ...

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Sophomores as well as sailors get inked at Great Lakes Tattoo, but the city's traditional tattoo culture lives on.

Sacramento History Museum brings 'Inked Women' from California's history to town The Sacramento History Museum is presenting the history of California's tattooed women in its new exhibit starting Feb.

That’s my friend Kelsey Baker, she’s a journalist and Marine Corps officer – and the only Marine I know who doesn’t have a single tattoo. It’s her first time in a tattoo parlor, though like many inked ...

One of the most stubborn misconceptions about tattooing is that it was born in Polynesia and imported to the West by Captain Cook in 1768, then trickled down to the masses over the next century, ...

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Quincey Reese Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 5:01 a.m. | Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 5:01 a.m. Greensburg tattoo shop owner Nick Christofano has inked himself into the industry history books. After 28 years in ...