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evolution of human hair

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Dr Jack
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01-29-2004 11:13 AM 		Reply to: Message 17 by truthlover
01-28-2004 6:45 PM

I suspect that unwashed hair in its natural state is less of a problem than our groomed variety. Certainly many of the most warlike peoples in history wore their hair long and loose, so it can't be that major a problem.
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02-03-2004 5:52 AM 		Reply to: Message 22 by Silent H
01-30-2004 6:51 PM

I was thinking of the celts, the picts, the goths, the visi-goths and the scottish clansmen. Although, thinking about it, the picts rubbed ash in their hair to spike it so they don't count. I'm also pretty certain that the vikings and the huns wore their hair lose.
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However, I've not really researched hair-styles through the ages - so my information could be wrong. I'd also suspect that hair is less of a problem once you've got sword/axes and shields anyway; so this could well be an irrelevance.
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02-04-2004 4:32 AM 		Reply to: Message 40 by Silent H
02-03-2004 11:53 AM

Now that you mention it, I've never actually tried to find out what data has been used to make the case that people died so young long long ago. But I do know that I've heard it said a lot in documentaries.
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Age of skeletons from graveyards. Age of death in recorded data. Lifespan in 'primitive' peoples still present in todays world.
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