Egypt
A weave found in Egypt, I thought the picture was of roadkill. Lets hope it was a good hair day since it seems to have survived 5600 years.
http://ngm.typepad.com/pop_omnivore/2007/10/mummy-with-a-we.html
- Ancient Egyptians Believed In Coiffure After Death
New Scientist (Cian O'Luanaigh) Ancient Egyptians wouldn't be caught dead without hair gel. Style in the afterlife was just as important as it was during life on Earth – and coiffure was key. To this end, men and women alike would have...
- Getting To The Root Of Egyptian Hair
Petrie Museum Blog Thanks to Jan Picton for the news that the Petrie Museum is co-operating in an interesting new project. Called “African Combs: 5000 years of culture, politics, and identity,” a multi-disciplinary project at the Fitzwilliam Museum,...
- More Re Ramesses Ii Hair
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/840/eg2.htmhttp://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/840/_eg2.htm (image of the hair)"There was excitement at the Egyptian Museum on Tuesday when dozens of Egyptian and foreign journalists and photographers crowded on the first floor...
- Hair Of Ramesses Ii Goes Home
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20070402-0316-egypt-mummy.htmlAfter intervention by the French authorities, an Egyptian mission has returned home with the much disputed fragments of hair, apparently saved after restoration work carried out on...
- Son Of The Great
I thought the show was very interesting though admittedly 90% might just as well be 10% as the mummies obvious high status did not necessarily mean it was the son of Ramses II. I thought the overbite was taken a little to much as evidence for the mummies...
Egypt
Big Hair was Big in 3600 bc
A weave found in Egypt, I thought the picture was of roadkill. Lets hope it was a good hair day since it seems to have survived 5600 years.
http://ngm.typepad.com/pop_omnivore/2007/10/mummy-with-a-we.html
- Ancient Egyptians Believed In Coiffure After Death
New Scientist (Cian O'Luanaigh) Ancient Egyptians wouldn't be caught dead without hair gel. Style in the afterlife was just as important as it was during life on Earth – and coiffure was key. To this end, men and women alike would have...
- Getting To The Root Of Egyptian Hair
Petrie Museum Blog Thanks to Jan Picton for the news that the Petrie Museum is co-operating in an interesting new project. Called “African Combs: 5000 years of culture, politics, and identity,” a multi-disciplinary project at the Fitzwilliam Museum,...
- More Re Ramesses Ii Hair
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/840/eg2.htmhttp://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/840/_eg2.htm (image of the hair)"There was excitement at the Egyptian Museum on Tuesday when dozens of Egyptian and foreign journalists and photographers crowded on the first floor...
- Hair Of Ramesses Ii Goes Home
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20070402-0316-egypt-mummy.htmlAfter intervention by the French authorities, an Egyptian mission has returned home with the much disputed fragments of hair, apparently saved after restoration work carried out on...
- Son Of The Great
I thought the show was very interesting though admittedly 90% might just as well be 10% as the mummies obvious high status did not necessarily mean it was the son of Ramses II. I thought the overbite was taken a little to much as evidence for the mummies...