![]() ![]() The most famous of them all are Pharoah Cheops II (Amtoudi), Khonsu and of course still visible in his Sarcophagus to this day, the Boy King TUTANKHAMEN! Dreadlocks were seen as regal and mystical and were reserved strictly for the Pharoah’s and their families as well as the highest of nobility of the time. Mummified remains of ancient Egyptians with dreadlocks, as well as dreadlocked wigs, also have been recovered from archaeological sites, and are on display at both the Egyptian and British Ancient Egyptian Museums in Cairo and England. The first known examples of dreadlocks date back to Africa, ancient dynastic Egypt, where African royalty and nobility wore dreadlocked hairstyles ( Hence the Pharaoh headdress!!) and wigs appeared on bas-reliefs, statuary and other artifacts. Archaeologists have recovered mummies that also show evidence of dreadlocks The first solid evidence of dreadlocks comes from ancient Egypt, and there are many depictions of figures with dreadlocked hair. ![]() The precise date of origin of the hairstyle is unknown. Although in modern society dreadlocks are often associated with hippies or marijuana, these associations were not always linked with DREADLOCKS! Dreadlocks have a fascinating and colorful history, but it's one that's difficult to pin down. ![]()
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