Sharpened turkey bones could be oldest known tattooing tools

[Still Waters]

A set of cut and sharpened turkey bones excavated decades ago from an ancient Native American grave seem to be the oldest tattooing tools we've found to date.

A new, detailed analysis of these artifacts has allowed archaeologists to determine that they were likely used to tattoo skin, bringing us a little closer to understanding the history of body modification, suggesting it was a persistent practice among Native Americans for at least 3,000 years.

https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-turkey-bones-have-reset-the-record-on-the-world-s-oldest-known-tattooing-implements

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/oldest-tattoo-tools-tennessee-native-american

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352409X21002145