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Dreadlocks, The World's Oldest Hair Style
- By naanis naturals
- Published 10/24/2008
- History of Dreadlocks
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Although we are unable to officially identify the first civilization to wear dreadlocks, through the study of historical data and artifacts we can point to multiple civilizations in which dreadlocks were present.
The ancient Egyptians have arguably one of the most well-preserved recorded histories and it’s from this east African country that we garner our first evidentiary record of dreadlocks. Egyptologists have uncovered statues and artifacts depicting individuals with dreadlocks and dreadlocks wigs. It is believed that Egyptians adorned their dreadlocks with ornamental jewelry and although some argue that locks served as a status symbol, mummified remains of both royalty and reg
The fact that Celts wore dreadlocks helps put an end to the theory that dreadlocks are uniquely African and incapable of being understood and worn by European descendents. From the Viking, Greeks, Germanic tribes and peoples of the Pacific Ocean, numerous civilizations and religious sects have reportedly worn dreadlocks. Thus although the racial origin is not clear, dreadlocks presence in a variety of ancient cultures indicates that it is arguably one of the world’s oldest and universally accepted of all hair styles. One factor that may explain this globalization is through the spread of religion.

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