Egypt
Pop Omnivore
This post on the National Geographic's blog Pop Omnivore actually dates to October, but it is one of the items featured in the inaugural edition of the Carnival of Curiosities Blog Carnival (for an explanation of blog carnivals see the explanatory feature on Wikipedia). It's not really news, but it is a slow day and an interesting artefact!
See the above page for the full post.
- 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...
- The Eternal Hairdo
The ancient Egyptians loved their hair styles and wished to be coiffed well for eternity this included the use of fats and resin to set their curls for the afterlife. Unfortunately eternity is a long time and most ended up with severe cases of bedhead...
- 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...
Egypt
Hair extensions from Hierakonpolis
Pop Omnivore
This post on the National Geographic's blog Pop Omnivore actually dates to October, but it is one of the items featured in the inaugural edition of the Carnival of Curiosities Blog Carnival (for an explanation of blog carnivals see the explanatory feature on Wikipedia). It's not really news, but it is a slow day and an interesting artefact!
So some of the poseurs on America’s Next Top Model got weaves last night. It hurt. A lot. “I just felt like my scalp was bleeding,” said Ebony. Girlfriend, women have been crying over weaves for 5,000 years.That’s the age of the weave (pictured, above) found in an ancient tomb by archaeologist Renee Friedman, director of the Hierakonpolis Expedition. The hair extensions were woven to the mummy’s real hair were … also her real hair. She must have grown it, cut it off, then had it woven back on for a little hairdo height. (Big hair was really popular in 3600 B.C.) The weave woman also dyed her hair with henna for color that really lasted – we’re talking millennia!
See the above page for the full post.
- 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...
- The Eternal Hairdo
The ancient Egyptians loved their hair styles and wished to be coiffed well for eternity this included the use of fats and resin to set their curls for the afterlife. Unfortunately eternity is a long time and most ended up with severe cases of bedhead...
- 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...