Aaron Deter-Wolf is a Prehistoric Archaeologist with the Tennessee Division of Archaeology under the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. For the past decade he has been a leading researcher into the archaeology of tattooing. That work has included efforts identifying tattoo tools in archaeological collections and experiments recreating and testing ancient tattoo implements – including on himself. Aaron is co-editor of “Ancient Ink: The Archaeology of Tattooing,” which is the first-ever book dedicated to the global archaeological study of tattooing.
