Hair today, gone tomorrow

From: Isthmus | Date: December 15, 2006| Author: Adams, Cecil | Copyright information

Scalping was apparently a multi-culti practice

A friendly London cab driver who knew a lot about American history told me Indians never scalped their slain enemies until the white man showed up and taught them. Can you cast some light on this claim?

Taylor Waller, U.K.

Call it a case of parallel development, Taylor. Scalping - that is, the excision of the scalp and (usually) attached hair of one's (usually) dead enemies for display, exchange, or (if the victim wasn't dead...

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