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Ancient Egyptian Hair Fashion Ancient Egyptian Hair Fashion - Hairstyles throughout the history of civilization have been as much a part of the costume and fashion of a given culture as clothing and offer insight to curious aesthetic choices of different regions. More than three thousand years ago the men, women and children of ancient Egypt embellished their looks with wigs in different styles. Early examples of wigs, found in excavations of Egyptian tombs, reveal that they were made of animal hair or vegetable fiber curled or braided and adhered to mesh caps to be worn for both ceremonial or everyday purposes. Subsequently, wigs were made of human hair and often interlaced with ribbons or flowers and further decorated with gold and precious stones. Not everyone wore wigs, although they were prevalent, but similar hair styles were applied to both natural hairdos and wigs. Plaiting was very popular: hair would be woven in fine braids or curled or crimped…
The Great Pyramids of Giza Ancient Egypt and the Fertile Nile River - The Ancient Egyptians developed their civilization sometime between 4000 and 1800 B.C. along the fertile Nile River. The annual floods of the Nile deposited rich soil along its banks and helped establish Egypt as a green oasis in an unforgiving desert. Since the welfare of the Ancient Egyptians depended almost entirely on the Nile an intricate relationship grew between man and the river that sustained them. The Egyptians cultivated the land along the Nile River’s banks and grew essential crops to help sustain their way of life. Their farming endeavors yielded the wheat and barley used for bread and beer and the flax they utilized for their linen. Over time, the Ancient Egyptian’s concept of religion became highly developed and they also advanced their knowledge in medicine, astronomy and engineering, all of which would serve as examples to many societies that followed in their footsteps.

Family History: May, 13, 2024

Family Births

On 1453-05-13, Mary FEILDING is born in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
On 1570-05-13, William BISHOP 2ND is born in Ancient Holway Manor, Cattistock, Dorset, England
On 1668-05-13, Mary Margaret JONES is born in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
On 1674-05-13, Mary WHITTEN* is born in Tisbury, Dukes, MA
On 1800-05-13, Colby Cowherd TWYMAN is born in Woodford, Kentucky, United States
On 1850-05-13, Stokely Taylor MARTIN is born in Henry County, Virginia, USA
On 1852-05-13, Sarah Elizabeth DEBUSK is born in Estell, Kentucky, United States
On 1856-05-13, Charles George MILLER is born in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA
On 1878-05-13, Harlan MC GUIRE is born in Kentucky, United States

Family Deaths

On 1748-05-13, Robert Spilsbe COLEMAN dies in Picadilly, Caroline, Virginia, United States
On 1829-05-13, May BURTON dies in Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
On 1850-05-13, Abner STULTZ dies in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States
On 1941-05-13, Martha Ann MARTIN dies in Rowan, Kentucky
On 1989-05-13, Joseph HELLEMS dies in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States of America
On 2004-05-13, Alma Clementine (Tiny) HELMS dies in Roanoke County, Virginia
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