Expanded ear piercings or more generally referred to as stretched
earlobes is a tradition that has lived for centuries - particularly
those of the earlobes and lower lip. For many of the world's tribes, it
is even an essential body modification. Having emerged independently in
such diverse locations as North America, The Amazon, Asia, Africa,
Polynesia and New Zealand; the practice has recently provoked growing
interest in the West.
The ear-lobe was probably man's first attempt at piercing, due to the
ease at which it is pierced. The oldest mummified body to be found with
pierced ears and expanded earlobes (7-11mm in diameter) was found
frozen in an Austrian Glacier, and tests show it to be over 5,000 years
old!
Source: http://tribu.co.uk/pages/history-of-body-piercing
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