title: [Ancient tattooing from today's point of view].
abstract: Both literary and arachaeological evidence indicates that, up to now, ancient tattoos can be traced with certainty in painting only among Thracians. A comparison with modern tattoos reveals differences of motivation and motifs, whereas localization, technique, and removal show similarities. The illustrations demonstrate some tattoos typical for Thracians on Greek vases.
mesh_terms: D006115:Greece; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D012384:Rome; D013653:Tattooing / Q000266:history*
vernacular_title: Antike Tätowierungen aus heutiger Sicht.