Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Aztec Tattoo


The ancient Aztecs embraced tattoos and body art as part of their culture and they left us with an impressive inheritance of elegant images and designs. Much is left to be understood about this ancient civilization and the meaning of their tattoos that held such great significance. There are thousands of carved figures in stone and rock to decide from, and choosing one can be very exciting. Many times you get to explore into unchartered territory with your own reason and meaning behind the striking designs. We know for a fact that some of their most important and worshiped images were that of the sun, stars, and moon. The Aztec calendar is common design seen in tattoos today, this ancient timepiece is said to be so accurate that it can track dates and times better then any clock in the modern era.