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> Turns out pointy witches hat have been around since 2-4th century BCE. Mummified remains of witches in China have been found with pointy hats. I feel like th

• jelliclesfarm 5y ago
  https://www.historicmysteries.com/the-tarim-mummies-of-xinjiang/ https://www.historicmysteries.com/the-tarim-mummies-of-xinji... [..] Other Tarim mummies have also been found wearing decidedly western clothing. One of the oddest bits of clothing found any of these mummies are the flat-brimmed pointy “witch hats” that were discovered on the “Witches of Subeshi.”[..] https://mummipedia.fandom.com/wiki/Witches_of_Subeshi https://mummipedia.fandom.com/wiki/Witches_of_Subeshi [..] Three female mummies of Subeshi were found wearing tall, pointed black hats of felted wool that resemble the stereotypical headgear of traditional witches, and dated to between the 4th and 2nd centuries BC They were located in a high gorge just to the east of the city of Turfan. It has been suggested that one of the three, wearing a heavy glove, may indicate that she hunted with a raptor. The headgear worn by the Iron-age mummies were fashioned from black felt, the steep spire tapering to a peak nearly 60cm (2ft) high.[..] https://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/ancient-mummies-of-the-tarim-basin/ https://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/ancient-mummies-of-... [..] The most intriguing mummies in ECA may be the “witches” of Subeshi, who wear very tall, pointed black hats that resemble the iconic headgear of their sisters in medieval Europe. Subeshi, dated to between the 4th and 2nd centuries BCE, is located in a high gorge just to the east of the important city of Turfan. Historian and author Adrienne Mayor has recently suggested that the single heavy glove worn by one of the female mummies may indicate that she hunted with a raptor such as a golden eagle. A number of impressive male mummies have also been excavated at Subeshi, including a man who wears a felt helmet and another man whose chest has been stitched up with horse hair in what must be one of the oldest (4th century BCE) examples of surgery in the world.[..]
  • morelisp 5y ago
    These seem to be mummies wearing pointy hats that were therefore called witches as shorthand for identification, not mummies of supposed witches who happened to mysteriously share millinery choices with 16th century European imagery.
    • jelliclesfarm 5y ago
      well.. define 'witch'. were 'witches' so called because they wore witch hats? or were witch hats so called because they were worn by 'witches'?
  • D13Fd 5y ago
    So they are witches because they were buried with pointy hats? If we find someone buried in a cape should we assume they could fly?