http://anthropology.net/2008/03/07/living-ink-in-pacific-and-united-states-tattoo/ Beyond bones & stones Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:33:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://anthropology.net/2008/03/07/living-ink-in-pacific-and-united-states-tattoo/#comment-11223 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:54:29 +0000 http://anthropologynet.wordpress.com/?p=730#comment-11223 Do you know of any research that has been conducted on tattooing from S. American ancient civilizations to see if there is a link to Pacific Island cultures? This is pure conjecture but could there be a connection between S. American, Pacific Island and the Jamon cultures? I know Betty Meggers hypothesis isn’t very popular but after seeing some pictures of artifacts I immediately thought some Inca tattooing looked similar to Pacific Island tattooing. Are there any Pacific Island and Jamon connections? Can you point me in a direction for some reading?

]]> http://anthropology.net/2008/03/07/living-ink-in-pacific-and-united-states-tattoo/#comment-9937 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:57:51 +0000 http://anthropologynet.wordpress.com/?p=730#comment-9937 I am looking forward to reading the whole book. I appreciate the historical view and am interested in the social aspects of tattooing. I think the most important statement in the synopsis is “presents the tantalizing idea that patterns in skin may be equated with pictograms or logograms.” I would like to see this further explored.

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