Imagine if humans were born without hair, that growing hair on the head is considered abnormal? That the term “hair” did not even exist at all? Or that there is no solution, permanent or temporary, to remove or hide it? Wouldn’t just this freakish outgrowth incite psychological and social anxiety? True, that is only theoretical. But when it happens to you, anxiety in all forms will be a certainty because you deviate from the definition of being “normal.”
The point is, this leaves us fully aware of the social pressures we were introduced to and how we unconsciously succumbed to them. Now they are fully embedded in our system and we cannot simply escape them - because living without hair is the exact opposite of the reality we are living today. How important, then, has hair become?
Even during the metal ages, people already considered hair an essential structure. Evidences from well-preserved graves suggest that people have a high regard for their physical appearance and hair was their primary instrument to a change in appearance. Their hairstyles were quite refined. Women used braids, hairnets, and ornaments. They also kept their hair at a shoulder length or in a bob. In the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age graves, a hair dress was a common equipment.
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