PPT-African & Egyptian Tattoos

Jason Crishon Summary Egyptian Tattoos Tattooing has a long history through all different cultures About 6000 years ago 57 tattoos was found by Oetzi the Tyrolean mummy also known as the Iceman Hes frozen body was found well preserved in the . Egypt. The people of ancient Egypt did not have scientific explanations for natural phenomena. . They believed sunshine . and . the great Nile River . were . gifts from their . many . gods. The beliefs . Mummies. Once a person was mummified they would be placed into. a coffin (or several coffins). The Death Rituals . practised. by the Ancient Egyptians included embalming and mummification (which are detailed on other pages). After 70 days, following the death of a person, an elaborate funeral procession headed towards the designated tomb of the deceased. The mummies of dead Egyptians were placed in a sarcophagus which was decorated with a likeness of the deceased and these were interred in tombs.. Chandler Hicks, Stefanie Schutz, Paula Bang. Trinity University Department of Biology. History . A tattoo is a permanent mark or design made on the skin by a process of pricking and ingraining an indelible pigment or by raising scars. The art of tattooing has been around as early as the stone age (12,000 BC), and was used by the ancient Egyptians, Romans, and Asian cultures. Stone age tattoo application consisted of using sharpened bone needles and red ochre for ink, while the traditional Japanese method consisted of a group of needles attached to a stick of bamboo. The modern tattoo gun was created in 1891 by Samuel O’Reilly and has evolved into various forms. Although the method of tattoo application has varied amongst cultures, the use of tattoos have not. Tattoos are used for individuality, sexuality, cosmetic, and medical purposes. Approximately 14% of Americans have tattoos. . Art III. Origin. “Tattoo” – Tahitian word . tatu. . “to mark something”. Argue that tattooing since 12,000 BC.. Purpose has varied from culture . to culture.. Ritual and Tradition. Tattoos used to mark job skills and status.. Whitney Hale. How do we know what the Egyptian language of numbers is?. It has been found on the writings on the stones of monument walls of ancient time. Numbers have also been found on pottery, limestone plaques, and on the fragile fibers of the papyrus. The language is composed of . World History. Libertyville High School. Nubia. / Kush. Area between . Second through Fifth . cataracts of Nile. Area between 2. nd. and 3. rd. cataracts = . Nubia. Area between 3. rd. and 5. th. By. Jasmine Johnson & Meredith Frazier. Tattoos: why do people get them?. Self Expression. - used to express a unique personality . Sentimental Value. - used for permanent memorabilia . Trendy. - just because everyone else is doing it . By around 3000 B.C., Egyptians began to use a form of writing called . . Hieroglyphs. It comes from the Greek “. hieros. ” meaning . sacred . and “. glyphe. ” meaning carving. The development of hieroglyphics first began as simple . World History. Libertyville High School. Non-Egyptian East Africa: . Nubia. Area between First through Fifth cataracts of Nile. Conquered by Egypt around 2000 BC. Served as major trading center between Egypt, African societies. Chapter 3.3 . Egyptian gods and goddesses. Early in Egyptian history towns and villages had their own patron gods and goddesses, who they believed protected them. . Early Egyptian gods were often depicted as people, with human bodies, but with the heads of animals. . Egyptian Pyramids. Pyramids of Giza. Egyptian Pyramids. How were the pyramids built?. Who built the pyramids?. Egyptian Pyramids. Did slaves build the great pyramid at Giza?. Did aliens build the great pyramid at Giza?. lasted from about 3100 B.C. to about 525 B.C. or just over 2500 years. . During . that time, there were at least 20 different dynasties with many different rulers. . Historians . divide the long history into . Ruled Egypt, but was killed by his jealous brother . Set. .. His brother cut . Osiris. into pieces and sprinkled them throughout Egypt.. He was saved by his wife . Isis. .. Ruled the underworld and was the god of the Nile River. . Suzan H. Sanad. 1. , Mohamed A. Negm. 1. and MD. Al-Ameer Dahi. 2. 1Cotton Research Institute-Giza Egypt. 2Nile for Fine Spinning-Al-Sadat City, Egypt. When WestPoint Stevens, the US’s largest home textiles company, wanted to place the logo on their Ralph Lauren sheets and pillowcases, they conducted an internet survey and discovered that 76% of consumer’s responding preferred Egyptian cotton as compared to only 16% who preferred Pima cotton..