http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/egyptians Questions tagged with 'egyptians' at Ask MetaFilter. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:45:57 -0800 Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:45:57 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/30955/Name%2Dthat%2DEgyptian%2Dhair%2Dstyle Name that Egyptian hair style: the thin, elongated beards men favored. I think many were false wigs, and they even carve them into the masks worn on mummies. What was their significance/meaning? What were they called? See <a href="http://members.optusnet.com.au/karen.lee/egypt/crook&flail.jpg">this image</a> and this <a href="http://www.civilization.ca/civil/egypt/av/egypt11.mov">VR video</a>. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2006:site.30955 Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:45:57 -0800 egypt egyptians hair haristyle history mask jruckman http://ask.metafilter.com/16762/Advanced%2Dcivilizations%2Don%2Dvarious%2Dcontinents Pre-industrial age: the Egyptians in Africa, Chinese in Asia, the Aztecs/Incas/Mayans in South America. Why did an equivalently advanced civilization never develop in North America? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.16762 Fri, 25 Mar 2005 11:29:05 -0800 aztecs chinese civilization egyptians event