Tattoos are seen as a pretty modern thing. Well, either modern or related to small, indigenous villages in African and South America. The oldest tattoo was found on a 5300-year-old mummy, Oetzi, who was frozen in the Alps between Italy and Austria. He has tons of tattoos of horizontal and vertical lines all over his body. Nobody knows exactly why they are there.
The first permanent tattoo shop in New York City was established in 1846. Most tattoos were adorned on military men who served in the civil war. From there, tattoos gained popularity within circuses. Circus-goers loved to see the freaks covered in tattoos.
According to the 2006 Pew Research Center's phone survey, 36% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 25 were tattooed, as were 40% of peopled aged 26-40 and 10% of people aged 41-64. In 2008, Harris Interactive estimated that 14% of all adults in the US are tattooed.
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