TaHN is a biopsychocultural research project & NOW PODCAST re tattooing, health, & immune function (Principle Investigator: @Chris_Ly).
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Tattooing & Human Nature retweeted
The word "tattoo" comes from an 18th century Polynesian word, "tatau" meaning "to strike." The more you know! Awesome info from OP below.
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This wood handled tool with four metal tines lashed to the tip was u… bit.ly/2UMS1Xy
Tattooing & Human Nature retweeted
#考古学のおやつ 2/2
▶ Gino Caspari, Aaron Deter-Wolf, Daniel Riday, Mikhail Vavulin and Svetlana Pankova (2025) High-resolution near-infrared data reveal Pazyryk tattooing methods. Antiquity, First View, pp. 1 - 15.
doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2025.10…
Tattooing & Human Nature retweeted
Tzi The Iceman Really Got His Tattoos—“Our study shows that the past 30 years of conventional wisdom as to how the Iceman was tattooed is incorrect,” says archaeologist Aaron Deter-Wolf of the Tennessee Division of Archaeology in ... sciencenews.org/article/otzi…:
Tattooing & Human Nature retweeted
World’s Oldest Tattoo Needle💉
In 2021, archaeologists Aaron Deter-Wolf of the Tennessee Division of Archaeology in Nashville and his colleagues identified sharpened turkey leg bones found in Tennessee as the world's oldest known tattooing tools, dating back 3,600 to 5,520 years ago.
Tattooing & Human Nature retweeted
Tetování není jen moderní záležitostí – lidé si zdobili tělo už před tisíci lety, a to nástroji z kostí, klů či kaktusových trnů. Archeolog Aaron Deter-Wolf dnes zkoumá tyto prastaré techniky a rekonstruuje, jak dávní umělci vnášeli symboly do kůže.
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Tattooing & Human Nature retweeted
Archaeologist Aaron Deter-Wolf and tattoo artist Danny Riday teamed up for a unique—and permanent—experiment to better understand how ancient tattoos were made.
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ALT Image of the making of a tattoo using ancient implements. Text says: Aaron and I outlined a project in which we would gain a clear data set of what marks different tattooing implements leave. And I performed that tattoo series on my leg so that we would have a controlled sample. —Danny Riday
Tattooing & Human Nature retweeted
New episode! @HolyLaetoli & I interview cognitive archaeologist Thomas Wynn! 228: Dr. Thomas Wynn talks Neanderthal Cognition, Nightmares, and How to Make Glue’ is on #SoundCloud on.soundcloud.com/UoGebL3X2d…
Tattooing & Human Nature retweeted
New episode! @HolyLaetoli & I interview @MeredithAulds 228: Meredith Aulds: midwifery integration and home-to-hospital transfer during childbirth’ is on #SoundCloud on.soundcloud.com/GsskVhJsV6…
Tattooing & Human Nature retweeted
Facial tattoos and decorations are a little known aspect of 17th century England. In 1653 John Bulwer tried to systematically document bodily decoration and how English fashions were influenced by New World societies. In "Anthropometamorphosis: Man Transform’d: Or, the Artificiall Changling"
Tattooing & Human Nature retweeted
New Episode! Subscribe b/c we have a bunch more cool stuff on the way
Check out newest episode from Tattooing & Human Nature Podcast (formerly Inking of Immunity) in which we chat with medical tattooist Stacie Becker about nipple-areola complex, scar, & other fascinating forms of tattooing that most people never consider. soundcloud.com/tattooingandh…
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Are you or someone you know a #highered faculty member or a #sciencemuseum #educator with a passion for #climatescience, #evolution, or the nature and practice of science as a field? If so, consider becoming an NCSE Sound Science Fellow. Learn more: ncse.ngo/sound-science-fello…
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Are you or someone you know a #highered faculty member or a #sciencemuseum #educator with a passion for #climatescience, #evolution, or the nature and practice of science as a field? If so, consider becoming an NCSE Sound Science Fellow. Learn more: ncse.ngo/sound-science-fello…
Tattooing & Human Nature retweeted
First day of class ‘fit. Guess what culture I’m talking about @BamaAnthro
Tattooing & Human Nature retweeted
Awesome to see the first results from the cross-cultural @EvoDemReligion project !! This one focuses on the role of religiosity in The Gambia. Summary thread in QT, and stay tuned for more from the team soon!
New project study (the first of our primary data articles!!) examines the role of maternal religion on allopatenal support among Gambia mothers. In AJHB.
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Tattooing & Human Nature retweeted
New project study (the first of our primary data articles!!) examines the role of maternal religion on allopatenal support among Gambia mothers. In AJHB.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Tattooing & Human Nature retweeted
Two jobs at @IndianaUniv Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology! 1) Curator of Midwest Archaeology (Job ID 312622, $70K/year) 2) Education Coordinator (Job ID 312616, $46K/year). Listed on jobs.iu.edu, click on "All External Candidates" under "Staff Positions".
Tattooing & Human Nature retweeted
‼️POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY‼️
An experimental archaeology lithics lab is hiring IMMEDIATELY. 1 year, potentially renewable up to 3 years.
I am advertising for a colleague not on the socials who is waiting for final job ad approval. In the meantime share and contact me for info ☺️!
Tattooing & Human Nature retweeted
This finding raises intriguing questions about the evolutionary implications of this condition, suggesting it could represent a mismatch disorder that was advantageous for our ancestors.
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Tattooing & Human Nature retweeted
Courtney Manthey (@HolyLaetoli), Tara Cepon-Robins (@HelminthLady), and Anna Warrener's research suggests hyperandrogenism from polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) may actually reduce the risk of fractures in female athletes.
