NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Research has found that Ancient Egyptian women wore ‘tramp stamp’ tattoos to protect them during childbirth.
However, rather than the derogatory modern meaning attached to inked designs on the lower back, a new study suggests they may have existed to serve as protections before, during, or after birthing.
The hypothesis follows examination of mummified remains of two women with tattoo motifs from Deir el-Medina, a site located on the west bank of the Nile, across the river from modern-day Luxor.
This was an ancient Egyptian workmen’s village which was home to the artisans who worked on the tombs in the Valley of the Kings during the 18th to 20th Dynasties of the New Kingdom of Egypt.