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2024-04-02 15:32:24 UTC - HELPFUL
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Hair braiding predates the Viking era by thousands of years. The Venus of Willendorf & Venus of Brassempouy both seem to depict braided hairstyles and have been dated to 25-30,000 years old. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Venus-of-Willendorf https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-venus-of-brassempouy The Himba people were known to be braiding their hair up to 5000years ago https://www.africa.com/a-regional-walk-through-the-history-of-african-hair-braiding/
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