A pair of chert points found alongside human skeletons in a cave in Belize may represent the first known tattooing needles ...

Traditional Polynesian tattoos used a comb called “au” which was tapped with a mallet “sausau” to push the ink into the skin. Pushing ink into the skin by hand is an ancient practice.

The stone fragments had been discovered inside ‘Handprint Cave’ in Belize alongside other artefacts suggestive of ritual use.

"Hand poked tattoos are just another form of tattoo that doesn't require electricity or any form of machinery, and trace back to ancient, original tattoo methods," says Aiyana Inatsu, a tattoo ...