The Magnificent Hairstyles of Bronze Age Europe

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In Scandinavia and the Aegean during the Bronze Age there is evidence of the hairstyles people wore three and a half thousand years ago.
In Nordic Bronze Age Denmark oak coffin burials at Borum Eshøj, the Skrydstrup Woman, and the world famous Egtved Girl have preserved their hairstyles.
While in Minoan Crete and Mycenaean Greece there are remarkable frescoes in the palaces at Knossos, Akrotiri on Thera (Santorini), Mycenae, Pylos, and Thebes.
But what can these hairstyles tell us about the people of Bronze Age Europe and their societies?
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00:00 Hairstyles and culture
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17:24 Minoan Hairstyles
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@DanDavisHistory Жыл бұрын

Head to keeps.com/dandavishistory to get 50% off your first order of hair loss treatment! Thanks for watching - if you enjoyed the video please hit "like". Cheers!

@t.wcharles2171 Жыл бұрын

Do you know how or if a tumulus is different to a burial mound.

@caydenplays9597 Жыл бұрын

Best keeps sponsor tie in ever

@bradforward850 Жыл бұрын

Who'd a thought Trumps hair was popular 3,000 yrs ago? Bwahahhahhahahha!

@justcallmebrand Жыл бұрын

@@t.wcharles2171 09⁹⁹I p

@t.wcharles2171 Жыл бұрын

@@justcallmebrand what?

@NathanielOldmeadow Жыл бұрын

“Only the mullet survived” a truly timeless style

@billmiller4972 Жыл бұрын

Long live the mullet!

@azzking9305 Жыл бұрын

My mother gave me a page boy haircut all the way up to 13 years old

@ecalose6785 Жыл бұрын

The worst stay known to man. Women who wear it look hideous.

@ecalose6785 Жыл бұрын

@@tinygrim it’s awful!

@debbylou5729 Жыл бұрын

@Tory T worst haircut ever. I’m sad for you

@midori4352 Жыл бұрын

May we please have a collaboration with a modern day hair stylist? I would love to see attempts at bringing these hair styles back to life as a sort of experimental archeology!

@queeniemarkham8022 Жыл бұрын

There’s a channel by Janet Stephens that does exactly this, as a ‘hair archaeologist’ if you’re interested.

@andeeanko7079 Жыл бұрын

@@queeniemarkham8022 I love her work!

@suziecreamcheese211 Жыл бұрын

That would be hilarious.

@Lara-jp4xk Жыл бұрын

On the channel S'il Vous Plait there are some historical hairstyles (and others from fantasy movies).

@ink3539 Жыл бұрын

@@Lara-jp4xk wasnt this channel's owner the one who published a book ?

@justiceneeded01 Жыл бұрын

"perhaps his mullet hair style meant something to his people..." Damn straight it did, business in the front, party in the back. Our ancestors were awesome! Edit: Just some food for thought, those needles being found with those other body "tools" would actually fit right in with them as lots of old timey hair styles used needles to braid and weave hair and pull thread stuff through the hair as well:)

@SeleneSalvatore Жыл бұрын

And sawing needles also could be part of repair kit for their clothes. Needless have so many usage from sewing clothes to make your hair fancy by waving and braiding some flax tread or pice of leather.

@Road_Rash Жыл бұрын

Yeah, but somebody's bound to get bored eventually & try to tattoo a flamin' skull/snake/rose combo on themselves, or maybe jam it through an ear, nostril, eyebrow or any number of other areas in order to embed a peice of jewelry in...it's just inevitable...

@mattklein5498 Жыл бұрын

Mullet was signifying this * This guy is ok ta have a beer with but, No business or dating your sister/daughter recommended.

@DanDavisHistory Жыл бұрын

@@SeleneSalvatore no they're not sewing needles, they're more like tiny thin pins

@ZhovtoBlakytniy Жыл бұрын

@Dan Davis History some hairstyles used pins with a head instead of an eye, especially if holding up some kind of headpiece, sometimes parts of clothing were held together with a pin or two as well.

@cauldronofcreations6138 Жыл бұрын

Back when my hair was very very long, I would keep it mostly up in a hair tie, but then saw a video talking about bronze age Scandinavian hairstyles and decided to try out the Bredmose woman's hairstyle (the video called her the Arden Woman), with the two long braids sewn into a crown, and the hairstyle was actually surprisingly very comfortable and sturdy and looked simple and regal! Your video brought a big smile to my face, and the information on something so fascinating to me is definitely something I'll be watching again! Huge greetings from Mexico!

@Bpaynee Жыл бұрын

My hair is to my low back, and whenever I do the braid crown, I'm always shocked by how comfortable it is. I love my long hair, but not having any weight, tension, or movement on my head feels so freeing And I know you weren't talking to me, but hi from Texas :)

@ink3539 Жыл бұрын

This is so cool - I alwayd had short hair, very short hair even, and the only thing I'll always miss is experimenting ancient hairstyles

@c.w.8200 Жыл бұрын

I'm sad I never tried this, I used to have extremely long hair in my late teens and always struggled with how to wear it comfortably, I often just had one long braid and rolled it into a bun that could cause headaches if it wasn't positioned just right.

@arminiusofgermania Жыл бұрын

Yo quiero taco bell!

@iahelcathartesaura3887 Жыл бұрын

You may know this already but that's also what it's called a protective hair style, which will allow your hair to grow more and stay healthier!

@barbthegreat586 Жыл бұрын

There's a woman on YT who has her own channel. She's a hairdresser and she does recreations of mostly ancient Roman hairstyles. She believes she's recreated Virgin Vestal hairstyle that Vestals and all brides wore. We don't have depictions because the brides usually wore veils on their heads. The hairdresser collaborated with some researchers and published an article on it in an academic journal.

@silvananivis9867 Жыл бұрын

Janet Stephens?

@benitoharrycollmann132 Жыл бұрын

It's quite a long while after the Bronze age, but I've always been fascinated by the Osterby Man, who was uncovered by peat moss cutters in Germany in 1948. Only his head was discovered but he was still rocking his Suebian knot with fire-red hair. He allegedly lived between 75-130 CE

@wegfarir1963 Жыл бұрын

Epic, but he had Blonde hair. A chemical in bogs turns hair red and skin/bones darker.

@drphosferrous Жыл бұрын

I've read that people in bronze age Scandinavia often bleached their hair. Some dyed their teeth.

@drphosferrous Жыл бұрын

@KKmies good stuff, thanks for clarification. Im thinking about putting my hair in spikes, held together with lyme. It would kill lice and look really weird by modern standards.

@mariagordanier3404 Жыл бұрын

@@drphosferrous They used lime on their hair, made it thicker and more manageable.

@notexactlyrocketscience Жыл бұрын

@@mariagordanier3404 they also washed their hair with a weak lye (bleach), like the celts in orderto make them lighter

@riograndedosulball248 Жыл бұрын

The most terrifying thought is that the Bowl Cut Mullet survived *without a body*

@tikimillie Жыл бұрын

Danish person here, it often pisses me off that people are allowed to farm on top of these burial mounds. For whatever reason, noone is protecting them

@AbuHajarAlBugatti Жыл бұрын

Look at statues and monuments being destroyed all over europe, tradtitions and rral peoples history not taught in schools anymore, traditional events cancelled, europe flooded with africans and muslims in the millions.... You are not supposed to learn your history but you are supposed to forget it if you are a White European. Thats the time we live in

@nunyabiznes33 Жыл бұрын

Make a petition or something. Don't let your history be erased.

@drphosferrous Жыл бұрын

Archaeologists have found some really weird stuff. I've read that they found evidence of lime-encrusted,pointed beehive hairstyles in the british isles. None of these make it into fiction. In fiction, almost every guy before 1600c.e. has greasy uncut hair like they are in a metal band.

@annemurphy9339 Жыл бұрын

So true! Yet we find that they wore elaborate and elegant hairstyles that were sewn temporarily into place with woolen yarns. We do ancient Europeans a disservice in modernity making assumptions about modern superiority.

@adamt2564 Жыл бұрын

Modern culture has been on a downward trend for a while now, most of the authors and creators that portray such peoples with long greasy hair are mostly just sheltered rich people from hollyweird and in no way represent the views and beliefs of the common citizen in the modern day, you are pretty much a testament of this.

@drphosferrous Жыл бұрын

I think people in medieval or ancient movies usually have long dirty hair to communicate that they are subversive tough guys by the signs of our modern culture. The things that ppl thought looked cool back then would look weird as hell today. Also, we have alot less free time then anyone else in history... so there's that. ☹️

@AR-mu4zq Жыл бұрын

I would like to see a link to the beehive hairstyle.

@drphosferrous Жыл бұрын

@@AR-mu4zq me too, and all I can find is what people think looks cool today. I read that the priestly class formed pointed cones of their hair, decorated with hemlock and mistletoe,using lyme and sinews of an hind, which I assume means rabbit glue. The same roman source said that the men wore long moustaches in order to filter their primitive beer and that their helmets were decorated with metal animal forms. Weird that they were depicted as so barbaric and primitive, yet had metallurgy better than medeterrainians.. I'm sure roman sources are completely unbiased,lol.

@skyetoddmakeup Жыл бұрын

I'm a professional hair and makeup artist, and I always find historical hairstyling so fascinating. I really enjoyed this video. I used to watch Janet Stephens, and still reference those sometimes, but she hasn't made a video in a couple of years. Thank you for this video!

@Lela-plants Жыл бұрын

She’s amazing! I miss her videos.

@the_rachel_sam Жыл бұрын

Totally random, but your profile made me happy. I experience chronic migraines, pots, and hypermobility, as well! I also have lupus and red curly hair. The red, Pre-raphelite-esque model (?) with red hair on your channel just made me smile :)

@ariomannosyemo9090 Жыл бұрын

As someone who is very interested in the more material aspects of our ancestors cultures, clothing, hair styles, jewelry, tattoos, food, utensils, etc, this is right up my alley. It's good to discuss such things because it helps to give a more vivid picture of our ancestors, what they looked like and their way of life.

@citytrees1752 Жыл бұрын

It's nice to hear about things other than invasions.

@TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods Жыл бұрын

Another one hit out of the park, Dan. The images are fantastic, and the subject really helps draw me into the world of our ancestors a little more. The blend of history and storytelling is your particular gift, thank you!

@DanDavisHistory Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🙏

@nephicus339 Жыл бұрын

I like that these kinds of topics bring a significant degree of humanity to remains found in this kind of condition. Not that a bare skeleton in a pauper's grave wouldn't bring it's own air of mystery. Maybe I haven't thought this comment through enough.

@Istehomo Жыл бұрын

'...And only the mullet remained.'

@joshuawalker301 Жыл бұрын

This video being promoted by keeps it's a little hilarious 😆

@gaslitworldf.melissab2897 Жыл бұрын

It's so good of you to repeat that "we just don't know." I find it baffling that scholars can debate things with scant evidence. How can anyone take a firm position, particularly a professional who looks to empirical data and tested materials to draw even tentative conclusions. Good on you for setting a scholarly example.

@bc7138 Жыл бұрын

I've seen the shaved heads of the Minoans sometimes depicted as a type of hair net or skull cap that covered the head but had some holes allowing the hair to flow out. It seems far more likely that the bluish parts do represent shaved heads as stated in the video. It would have to be very close fitting to an uncomfortable degree to be some type of head covering. It would also be irritating to wear in the climate of the Aegean.

@yodasmomisondrugs7959 Жыл бұрын

Didn't stop women from wearing corsets and other uncomfortable things in the name of fashion. They still do, and look at the Amish ladies they still cover their heads like the Puritan's did. Not as tightly, but still covered. The Middle East for god's sake. My first guess is that it is a covering and when they married they could let it all hang out so to speak. But who knows? All the ones who did died a long time ago. We never will.

@helgaioannidis9365 Жыл бұрын

@@yodasmomisondrugs7959 women on the Aegean islands didn't wear corsets.

@squatchfromearth4076 Жыл бұрын

@@helgaioannidis9365 reading comprehension my friend

@magiv4205 Жыл бұрын

@@yodasmomisondrugs7959 Corsets were support garments first and foremost, head and skin coverings of any kind were and are not just a religious or puritanical thing, but to protect the skin from the sun in the glaring absence of sunscreen. In the case of desert dwelling cultures, it also protects the skin from sand. Multiple layers of clothing made out of natural fibers actually encourage air circulation, which is why cultures in hot, arid climates wear so many layers.

@iCat4Ever Жыл бұрын

@@yodasmomisondrugs7959 corsets weren’t uncomfortable, they are now bc we are making it that way for the waist. But back them they were like bras. Girls would work in them, could stretch etc. it wasn’t uncomfy

@fattyMcGee97 Жыл бұрын

I live in the north east of Scotland and there’s a massive barrow in one of the cemeteries near me. I’ve wondered for a while what might be inside of it. It stands at least 12ft tall, if not taller and is around as wide in diameter too. I can’t help but wonder who was buried there and what importance to society at the time they held? To my knowledge - it’s never been excavated and due to being in an active cemetery, I doubt it will be any time soon. The area is prone to flooding so I’m not convinced of the remains being well preserved, but it’s fascinating nonetheless. This video has just cemented my curiosity. Thank you for uploading this!

@AncientAmericas Жыл бұрын

Can't say I expected to be learning about hair styles from the bronze age when I woke up this morning, but here we are.

@DanDavisHistory Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, bro.

@AncientAmericas Жыл бұрын

@@DanDavisHistory Keep doing what you're doing!

@DanielECulbertson Жыл бұрын

@Ancient Americas: KZfaq (and the internet in general) is a strange and often surprisingly delightful place, isn't it? 😁

@KatherineHugs Жыл бұрын

I love this one! Hair and clothing is something I'm always curious about, because it helps me form a vision of these people's daily lives

@FindTheFun Жыл бұрын

The ancient and timeless interpretation of the mullet: Business in the front, party in the back.

@mnk9073 Жыл бұрын

Especially the last part drives home again how many of the "iconic" images we are used to are in fact 5-10% evidence and 90-95% artists best guesses... Which is nice, don't get me wrong but let's say we found only the hands of Simon, the partial faces of Matthew and Thaddeus and a section of table between them of Da Vinci's Last supper, would any artist reconstruct it into anything more than an argument at a tavern with it's true meaning, significance and grandeur forever lost to us?

@kaarlimakela3413 Жыл бұрын

I love this idea, great research and production. I like the Minoan's practice of keeping kids mostly bald. A timesaver and much cleaner ...

@azureascendant994 Жыл бұрын

The ancient Egyptians kept their kids bald too.

@mariagordanier3404 Жыл бұрын

@@azureascendant994 Face it, alot of Egyptians were bald under those wool wigs.

@cathjj840 Жыл бұрын

Middle eastern and Africans kids are still often kept bald. No lice.

@DavidtheBard1 Жыл бұрын

A few *strands* of evidence, love it

@SeverusFelix Жыл бұрын

I'm glad he didn't get away with that one lol

@SeverusFelix Жыл бұрын

Strange to imagine one day nothing will remain of me but my mullet.

@speakupriseup4549 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love the bronze age, I find the entire period, artefacts, structures, burial practices and technology fascinating.

@spiderhssstt Жыл бұрын

I've been a barber/stylist for over 40 years so this video goes in the playlist for sure! Thank you.💈

@DanielECulbertson Жыл бұрын

Maybe you could offer a "Bronze Age Special" to attract customers! 😁

@spiderhssstt Жыл бұрын

@@DanielECulbertson Lord knows I'm old enough to have seen the styles in person!😂😂😂

@DanielECulbertson Жыл бұрын

@@spiderhssstt 🤣🤣🤣

@AbuHajarAlBugatti Жыл бұрын

Hello Barbara

@dylanbrady5926 Жыл бұрын

I'm so happy to find a history channel that isn't seudo history. You explain the uknown instead of inserting what you believe to be as true. looking forward to watching and learning more.

@waltonsmith7210 Жыл бұрын

I cant believe those people riffling around in those ancient mounds and coffins for gold. It reminds me of what happened in my local area to some of the Ocmulgee Indian mounds: in the 19th century, they destroyed a mound to put a railway through. I was absolutely shocked and appalled when I learned that. I cant imagine destrying priceless artifacts and structures for short term commercial profit, it seems so unthinkable. I can only gasp in horror.

@jamesking1495 Жыл бұрын

One mound complex in Ohio is a golf course.

@charlottesometimes1278 Жыл бұрын

@@jamesking1495 terrible

@platedlizard Жыл бұрын

In the Willamette Valley in Oregon the local tribes all buried their dead under mounds. There were a lot of them, and when the European settles pushed them out the new farmers plowed all the burial mounds under because they had such good soil. Many of those graves were fairly recent too and likely had living close relatives. Just incredibly sad.

@feldgeist2637 Жыл бұрын

they mostly did it for the stones or also often just because the mounds were hindering them from conducting proper agriculture in our village we got 2 "Twiebarge"(double mounds) which are cearly identifiable as former longbeds, cut in half because being in the way and in one big field nearby more than 5 dozen mounds were plundered for the stones to build a street in 1582....and even tho they also looked for treasure, they often missed some relics - few months ago I found a little bronze dagger on a flattened mound

@jamesking1495 Жыл бұрын

@@feldgeist2637 Bullcrap ... mounds in the UK are respected but not mounds in America.

@AB-mr6pk Жыл бұрын

Another great video. Also, for mycenean or minoan art, the Pylos Combat Agate seems to show hairstyles of two warriors quite clearly.

@DanDavisHistory Жыл бұрын

Yeah one of them has loose long hair. I'll talk more about warrior hairstyles in the "beautiful warrior" video if people want to see it.

@Pouncer9000 Жыл бұрын

@@DanDavisHistory YES we want to see it, in fact anything Pylos agate is of interest, and bronze age warrior in general is interesting, it's one of the few subjects from the BA we actually have written records of.

@Replicaate Жыл бұрын

This was a fantastic video, so thanks for that. Secondly Minoan and Mycenaean fashion in general really could stand to make a comeback, those people knew how to look fabulous. Not to be crass (but i'm gonna do it anyways) I know more than a few people who'd be fans of that tits-out-for-Troy look returning.

@ThatLadyBird Жыл бұрын

Dan, youre the greatest. Prehistoric hair (and clothing) is one of my favorite topics and the bronze age is one of the most elaborate and fascinating eras on that front. Would love if you could discuss clothing actually, the intro of wool production has a huge impact on style, culture, and the economy of the bronze age. Ive enjoyed watching the channel grow, best wishes.

@AdSd100 Жыл бұрын

@9:57 “only the mullet has remained” Now a that’s about the worst fate anyone can have really!

@michaelgutierrez9563 Жыл бұрын

Hair styles are timeless and are powerfully full of meaning and status

@liquidoxygen819 Жыл бұрын

Great video, Mr. Davis! I felt like throttling that farmer through time, that was a very terrible thing he did. Sad reality about humans

@DanDavisHistory Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much. Yes it's very sad especially as those farmers might be direct descendants of the people in those graves. There are stories of some stirring the contents of the coffins with their pitch forks. At least these got recorded and saved.

@Thekoryostribalpodcast Жыл бұрын

I was mad about that too.

@Botoburst Жыл бұрын

Might as well use the gold though, hope it was worth it ; )

@EyeSeeThruYou Жыл бұрын

"Only the mullet remains." The everlasting mullet, immortal and universal. 😂

@avatar2350 Жыл бұрын

Now, this is quality historical content ladies and gentelmen. Take note history channel!!

@flipflopski2951 Жыл бұрын

Dan it might be interesting to trace the Bull motifs from Çatalhöyük to Greece and the rest of Europe over time. It is something I've been fascinated with for a long time right up to the Bullfighting that went on in Spain in recent history.

@flipflopski2951 Жыл бұрын

That Mycenian bull jumping fresco looks amazingly a lot like some of the art at Çatalhöyük. Before or during the time bulls were being domesticated presumably. A video on that would be really interesting I think.

@asimian8500 Жыл бұрын

The bull motif has been around since Ice Age Europe. The Lascaux bull is interesting as it also includes the Pleiades, indicating that the bull was the constellation Taurus. Anyone familiar with the night sky will tell you that Taurus is very evident and clearly look like bull horns. These ice age bulls were not domesticated cows but wild large Aurochs. Many constellations are old like Orion, Zodiac constellations, and asterisms like the Big Dipper

@AnkhAnanku Жыл бұрын

I’ve long thought that bullfighting could be an echo of Neolithic hunting/husbandry from a time when cattle were not entirely domesticated. Several aspects of the modern practice (taking advantage of adolescent bulls ejected from the herd, placing oneself between the herd and the rutting bulls, channeling wild bulls through the settlement into some sort of killing ground, even the _indulatto_ awarded to the bravest bulls) all these seem like they could have functioned as a way of loosely controlling undomesticated cattle.

@MartyHodge Жыл бұрын

Excellent research and presentation, Dan!

@DanDavisHistory Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, glad you liked it, Marty.

@Parasaurolophus476 Жыл бұрын

Keeps as the sponsor is possibly the funniest and most appropriate KZfaq add ever.lol.

@thefisherking78 Жыл бұрын

Another 10/10. Thank you Mr. Davis!

@Connor_6 Жыл бұрын

Another unique and banger of a video. Great work as always Dan ❤️ Eagerly waiting for the next one. A probable video idea: i think history related to transitional period (like from Copper to Bronze to Iron etc), isn't talked about very much. How the cultures, weapons and armour changed, how combat, warfare etc changed, how leadership, ruling etc changed... etc. With your research capability and amazing narration, presentation skill...if there are substantial information about those, you will be able to make a great video!

@annepoitrineau5650 Жыл бұрын

Armies are not only fighters, they are also "theatre productions".I.e: in all the cultures I know of, there is some sort of parade, and the soldiers wear uniforms, or masks etc. Most cultures do that to music and/or chanting. They display to impress (hopefully, so that the enemy gives up before the fight). These displays seem to go in 2 directions: beauty/groomed/disciplined and wild/berserk. In both cases, the individual soldiers' bodies are dressed or modified in order to serve the purpose. Soldiers are taught to perfect their appearance when serving the groomed/clean/beautiful displays and non-compliance (haircut, polished shoes etc) will be severely punished. Interestingly the Maori and all Polynesians seem to have fused the two: look very wild while being in fact highly codified and disciplined (a haka is choreographed and rehearsed, the hair creates an impression of wilderness, but is in fact carefully coiffed, tattoos accentuate animal side/totem, but are also a very stylised, codified and perfected art form). This documentary was a bit too short but very thought provoking.

@huskytail Жыл бұрын

The historical male haircut in Bulgaria was mostly a shorn head with the top (and in some cases the back too) left long. The long portion (called chombas, kikka or perchem) was often weaved in three braids or in other cases it was rolled under the cap or hat men used to wear or just weaved into itself. The braids were weaved with red threads and coins, red being the colour of fertility and abundance and the coins were for beauty, showing of status and riches. The shearing and the shaving were utterly ritualistic with rituals for passage from childhood into boyhood and into adulthood. Sometimes the number of braids changed into 9 but overall it was mostly 3. Young men had rituals, which they had to participate in before they were allowed to be part of the society and marry and own land or a house. Even today some of these rites of passage are kept in Bulgaria with bands of young men fighting and chasing evil spirits and bringing fertility and blessings to the village/town and the families living there. The name most commonly known is "kukeri" but also babugeri, starinari etc. This kind of hairstyle was widespread up until the XIX century. The second you leave such hairstyles not attended to for a short time they turned into what you'll call a mullet. It used to be a sin to cut their hair.

@thejmoneyshow Жыл бұрын

Time for an historic Dan Davis hair style.

@HistoryTime Жыл бұрын

Truly fascinating stuff

@DanDavisHistory Жыл бұрын

Cheers bro.

@LiamE69 Жыл бұрын

"Only the mullet remained" The immortal mullet.

@ahuddleston6512 Жыл бұрын

No!!!!!!!

@owenbillo5513 Жыл бұрын

This really is the perfect video for a Keeps ad

@donttalktomebye Жыл бұрын

Again, its never "just a hairstyle". This video is another example of that. Love this kind of stuff

@VintageCarHistory Жыл бұрын

A hair-raising episode!!!

@mikef.1000 Жыл бұрын

I really like your caution with the evidence, Dan. So many documentaries suffer from over-confident interpretation of limited data; your treatment of the Minoan artwork, for example, really made clear where the interpretive process takes over from the artwork that actually survives. It's this careful approach that is to be applauded. Bravo!

@suryahitam3588 Жыл бұрын

Yet another absolutely fascinating illumination of Bronze Age life and customs by Dan Davis.

@misteryA555 3 ай бұрын

You're comparison of those frescos as I've always seen them and the very small fragments that actually survived blew my mind man

@tenbroeck1958 Жыл бұрын

As a descendant of ancient Germanic and Slavic peoples, I'm gonna start rocking these hairstyles. There will be one new Bronze Age style to debut each quarter, I foresee them becoming popular, like "the Rachel" from Friends, or the "Farah" in the 70s.

@oldschool8432 Жыл бұрын

I loved the way girls styled their hair in the 70s-80s. Girls would primp for long time an now yuk. A lot of people don't even put a cumb through their hair

@antoniescargo4158 Жыл бұрын

In the Netherlands we also have these bogbodies /veenlijken. Het meisje van Yde is one of them. You must go to Assen. In Drenthe are the 'hunebedden'.

@beebeelicious Жыл бұрын

Perfect video for sitting under the trees and watching 🌞

@Sally10268 Жыл бұрын

“Only the mullet remains”.. Truer words have never been spoken.

@melaniesmith1313 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting and informative. Subscribing.

@kimberlypatton9634 Жыл бұрын

Your channel in my recommendations,and SO freaking excited to be a new sub and binge watch ALL your videos! I'm 62, but grew up on Crete as a child...I have been to all the museums and Knossos many times in person .The ancient Minoan civilization is incredibly advanced and amazing ! From what I understood from the museum guides,the female hairstyles in the frescoes we'reade up of handfuls of hair rolled around the hand and kept in place with winding decorative cords.Many of these "poofs we're puke on the head,with tendrils hanging at the back,sides and front,being wound,wet, around straight sticks to dry and curl into hanging curls framing the lower hairline hanging down....it is indeed beautiful and flattering!

@deewesthill1213 Жыл бұрын

From ancient times to now, when head hair is shaved, it can be done for all sorts of purposes: identification, a personal preference, to be fashionable, staying cool in hot weather, an expression of grief, a religious ritual, a rite of passage, a punishment, to prevent head louse infestations, to help in treatment of a wound or a scalp infection, a practical need for athletics, fighting battles, or doing work near fire or in chronically windy or rainy weather where hair could become a hazard, to be able to easily put on a close-fitting head covering, or to use head hair for some purpose such as to make a wig out of it for oneself or others, or even to sell or trade the hair or wig for goods.

@marcelovolcato8892 Жыл бұрын

Great content, as usual!

@miketacos9034 Жыл бұрын

It's amazing, I never would've expected some of these styles, like mullets and midriffs.

@anitapollard1627 Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you 💕

@maxdaly8185 Жыл бұрын

Clearly the Mullet Man liked to party 😆 Love these videos, thanks for making them.

@andresaltosaar9317 Жыл бұрын

Another great video, Dan. Very interesting topic!

@DieFarbeLila88 Жыл бұрын

This was fascinating. Thank you!

@debbralehrman5957 11 ай бұрын

Thanks👍🏼

@78jhartung Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@alexanderrawlins6114 Жыл бұрын

Just excellent. As always

@iforbach4003 Жыл бұрын

It's such a shame that people have had such disrespect for their own ancestors that they would destroy their own graves.

@stutzbearcat5624 Жыл бұрын

Guess you've never been broke ... I mean HUNGRY broke.

@shaunsteele8244 Жыл бұрын

the human body is just an empty decaying vessel once a person has died. Left alone it'll just turn to dust... we might as well learn something from the remains while we can.

@iforbach4003 Жыл бұрын

@@shaunsteele8244 learning something from them is one thing. Destroying and desecrating a grave is another.

@shaunsteele8244 Жыл бұрын

@@iforbach4003 do you have any idea how many people have lived and died before us? Everywhere you go you're stepping on a grave. The dust in the air is made up of human remains.

@iforbach4003 Жыл бұрын

@@shaunsteele8244 fair enough.

@nickbarton6022 Жыл бұрын

Another sensational vid Dan 👍

@Traveler13 Жыл бұрын

Loved this one, very well researched and different

@Teresa-ih4sn Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad I found your videos! Very informative and a pleasure to watch! I look forward to more!!☮

@billybones9117 Жыл бұрын

It's a bit later, but Cloneycavan man and a few of the other bog bodies in the Irish National Museum have intact and elaborate hairstyles. Cloneycavan man had an imported hair gel from France made of pine resin and fat.

@perhapsshellliveafterall Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed that video, thanks! 😊

@erikandersson1668 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Fascinating topic!

@mitrom6653 Жыл бұрын

Love your content bro!

@KTSTHofficial Жыл бұрын

the choice of sponsor for this video was brilliant

@StLProgressive Жыл бұрын

Fascinating video.

@michaelohair3715 Жыл бұрын

Another splendid video by you.

@fratercontenduntocculta8161 Жыл бұрын

Saw this in my suggested, and what a documentary this is! I've been researching hair styles of Nordic peoples for a while now, and this is the most complete and authoritative one I've seen thus far!

@savvygood Жыл бұрын

Another fantastic video! One of my favorite KZfaq channels.

@Itsfineweerallfine Жыл бұрын

This is an Excellent documentary! Fascinating content, and really well done!

@allie1953 Жыл бұрын

I only just discovered your channel a few days ago. Your videos are fascinating! I love history. I can't say there is any one, particular era or particular people or culture that draws me more than another. It is *all* wonderful. I particularly like your style of presentation. Greetings from New Hampshire, USA.

@eldraque4556 Жыл бұрын

Always a pleasure, thanks Dan.

@demonyakku3710 Жыл бұрын

Again amazing

@jacquesfrancois4275 Жыл бұрын

Whats facinating though is that the idea of woman wering their hair long and favouring dress or skirt-like garments remained in palce all the way from the bronze age till now.

@brainwithani5693 Жыл бұрын

Great editing. This must have taken alot of time to produce. Very well done!

@mohammedsaysrashid3587 Жыл бұрын

A wonderful Historical Coverage about Hair styles in Bronze ages thanks for sharing

@KevinSmith-yh6tl Жыл бұрын

Great vid👌

@MarieCurtis92 Жыл бұрын

"Only the mullet remained." Damn, that really made me laugh.

@joeshmoe8345 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video, we appreciate the heck outta you!

@DanDavisHistory Жыл бұрын

Thanks, bro.

@ConstantThrowing 10 ай бұрын

This channel is amazing. Really glad to be learning about the Bronze Age properly.

@Awesomeninja54 Жыл бұрын

I love these kinds of videos. They always make me tear up because humans are so cool. Like the fact that someone thousands of years ago was doing their hair and we know about it is incredible. How far we've come but how much we're the same

@chadelz Жыл бұрын

I probably should not have had a heartedly giggle at "only the mullet remained" but... I did

@jademaiko527 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating review in europes ancient peoples hairstyles and societies rites of passage in some groups. I'd love one on clothing, and tattooing. A pure pleasure, thank you.

@muffin6369 Жыл бұрын

Just found you. Great content great presentation and GREAT PRONOUNCIATIONS!!! On so many of these History channels the presenters can't even pronounce proper names correctly. Love History Time, Peter Kelly and YOU now.

@ravensthatflywiththenightm7319 Жыл бұрын

It truly is sad and frustrating how little survived for us to study today. And also how often such artifacts are discovered by ignorant folk who just "rummage" around like that farmer, or thought dynamiting a site was the best way to go like what happened in Hissarlik.