World's oldest tattooing kit in Tonga

Updated March 5 2019 - 11:33am, first published 11:27am
Polynesian tattooing dates back to the beginnings of Polynesian cultures, around 2,700 years ago.
Polynesian tattooing dates back to the beginnings of Polynesian cultures, around 2,700 years ago.

Australian researchers have uncovered the world's oldest known tattooing kit from a site in Tonga, including items believed to have been fashioned from human bone.

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