
15 million years of no talk, no offense, no arrogance, steady crawling forward. Put him on the ballot.
photography from the Chesapeake Bay watershed by Bill Emory

The roots of large-scale tattoos, akin to modern sleeves, trace back over 2,000 years to Polynesian cultures, including Marquesan, Samoan, Tongan, and Maori traditions. In these societies, tattoos were not merely decorative but served as rites of passage, markers of social status, genealogy, and personal achievements.

Who knew?