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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Sundjata: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by alTakruri: [qb] [IMG]http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/1072/nbt04.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/3263/nbt.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/6867/nbt10.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/1244/nbt06.gif[/IMG] [/qb][/QUOTE]This is very helpful, thanks. [QUOTE]Besides Thutmose I, Amenhotep II, Seti I, and 19th dynasty inscriptions also mention the Nebdu qed. It's been shown, referencing Thutmose I's stela at Tombos, that Nebdu qed, applies to one particular set of Nehesi perhaps characterized by their hair twists. So nebd has nothing to do with type of hair, i.e., nappy, frizzy, curly, wavy, straight, but the style of hair. But the question of hair type, Egyptian vs Nehesi, in the 18th and 19th dynasties cannot be answered by any other data than hair samples of the two at that era in time. Is any such data available? I would expect to see a south-north cline from woolly in Southern Nubia to slightly wavy in the Delta extremities as norms with individual variance scattered throughout. = = = Fletcher categorized the majority AE hairtype as cynotrichous, a made up term encompassing all hair that isn't heliotrichous (another made up term). The latter is only one hair type, but the former has five different hair types. Her contrived terms dog hair and sun hair describe nothing. In effect, and without bluntly using racial terminology Fletcher has turned ulotrichous (woolly hair) into negro hair (her heliotrichous)leaving both cymotrichous and leiotrichous hair types for non-negro hair (her cynotrichous). See the thread [URL=http://www.egyptsearch.com/forums/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=8;t=001295#000006]Egyptian's hair and hairstyles[/URL] As for head lice, they come in disctinct sub-species. The scientific name of the lice Fletcher found would allow us to know if the hair was naturally woolly or not. African lice are adapted to traverse oval cross sectioned hair. More on hair at [URL=http://www.egyptsearch.com/forums/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=8;t=005508]Ancient Egyptian and east african hair styles.[/URL] [/qb][/QUOTE]Very interesting. Considering the various ethnic groups that roamed the southern frontiers, I'm inclined to believe that the word indeed may have been more directly applied to the Nobatae known to the Romans, who are likely ancestors of the modern Nuba. Striking since the Nuba have preserved traditions of hair plating and wrestling. Piny the elder also described traditions in body painting beyond Meroe, which the Nuba are still known for. I think the hair-plating in Egypt, described by Timolaus to be a sign of distinguished birth (of "free" men), may reflect a way of preserving older African traditions in a more stratified society. Very good observation about the head lice as well. I haven't read much on Fletcher concerning this.. Do you, or does anyone else know if she's ever made direct reference to the sub-species or referenced somebody who does? [/QB][/QUOTE]
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