🎧The Underground Tattoo Podcast: archaeologyink | Aaron Deter-Wolf Tattoo Archeologist

Описание: Hotscratcher sits down with the world's leading Tattoo Archaeologist Aaron Deter-Wolf and we cover:
•How Aaron Deter-Wolf identified the first tattoo tool in North America, dated to 100–300 AD
•The reason no universities offer tattoo archaeology as a field of study — and what that says about academia
•Why nearly all research on tattooed mummies and ancient tools is self-funded and unpaid
•The inside story of Peruvian mummy tattoos in major museums, and how they got there
•How today’s researchers are digitally reconstructing body markings without violating cultural taboos
•What a career in tattoo archaeology really looks like — and how to get started
•The global micro-network of researchers and revivalists preserving tattoo history today
•What separates cultural appreciation from appropriation in tattoo traditions
•How experimental archaeology is reviving ancient techniques like stone tool tattooing
•The shocking truth about fake tattoo history on the internet — and how it spreads
•The myth of Viking tattoos, debunked with actual sources
•The role of AI in tattoo archaeology, and how it could help analyze centuries-old ink
•The artifact Aaron calls his favorite of all time — a tattoo kit that shouldn’t have survived

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⏱️ Timestamps (Chapters)
00:00 – Intro: Who is Aaron Deter-Wolf?
01:19 – Ancient Native American tattoo tools
03:45 – Why tattooing is erased in archaeology
06:18 – Tattooed Peruvian mummies in museums
08:00 – What it’s like to excavate ancient sites
10:07 – The problem with self-funding research
11:30 – Publishing for the tattoo community vs academia
13:00 – Who else is studying tattoo archaeology?
15:03 – Indigenous revivals and private cultural practices
17:00 – Ethics of experimenting with ancient tattooing
18:40 – Can AI help analyze ancient tattoo data?
20:00 – How to respectfully engage with indigenous tattoo traditions
22:45 – Bad tattoo history on the internet
24:36 – Why Aaron doesn’t believe Vikings had tattoos
25:24 – His favorite tattoo artifact (100–300 AD!)
26:30 – Writing public-facing vs academic research
27:10 – The future of tattoo archaeology publishing