I am on my way out of town, but briefly, we have images of
Hittite, Persian, Greek, Roman women wearing head veils and
occasionally some of them with it drawn across faces. From (I think
northern Italy, or maybe it's Slovenia) there are belt buckles circa
3000 years ago with bedroom scenes in which the woman is still wearing
her veil, tho nothing else. In medieval times, it was still customary
for married women to cover their heads, which could be abbreviated cap
affairs or something that totally concealed the hair and sometimes
even the neck.
Is there any linguistic or archaeological evidence that the PIE
women covered their heads? I've noticed many traditional European
women, including in my own IE inheritance, wearing "veils" to cover
their heads. I'm pretty sure, they had some marker to identify a
married and unmarried woman. Now, I guess that it's nothing sexist
or anything... I believe they did this the same way we do today. Men
can't wear hats inside the house but women can. Well... not exactly
all women, but mothers. IE society, as I believe, suggests that a
father is the head of the household, but a mother is the neck (and
the neck can turn the head wherever she wants). The real power in
the household is the mother. She tended the hearth, makes sure it
doesn't go out; spins her magic spells to her family's clothing etc.
etc. Maidens were free to do as they wish, but when they became
mothers, they must act as modestly as possible.
Anyway, is there any linguistic/archaeological evidence to suggest
this???
Peace out,
PHIL
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